Students
2025 HOPE Scholars
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and the work of the Friends of HOPE, the HOPE Foundation for Research on Ageing has granted eight scholarships for ageing related research in 2025. Of these eight, four are 2024 scholars able to continue their work. These are all very worthy recipients, and their work will make a difference to the lives of New Zealanders in the future.
2024-25 HOPE summer students
These scholarships are awarded to support high achieving University students to do an ageing focused research project over the 10-week summer break. The aim is not only to achieve high quality worthwhile research, but also to enable these students to gain valuable skills, by working with experienced researchers, who supervise these projects. This year we have awarded two Summer Scholarships.
2024 HOPE Scholars
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and the work of the Friends of HOPE, the HOPE Foundation has granted nine scholarships for research into ageing related studies in 2024. Of these nine, five are 2023 scholars able to continue their work and one was a 2021/22 summer student, now doing more research. These are all very worthy recipients and hopefully their work will make a difference to the lives of New Zealanders in the future.
2023-24 HOPE summer student
These scholarships are awarded to support high achieving University students to do an ageing focused research project over the 10-week summer break. The aim is not only to achieve high quality worthwhile research, but also to enable these students to gain valuable skills, by working with experienced researchers, who supervise these projects. This year we have awarded one Summer Scholarship.
2023 HOPE Scholars
We are fortunate this year, due to the generosity of our sponsors and the Friends’ of HOPE, to once again be able to grant University scholarships for research into ageing related study for 2023. These are all very worthy recipients and hopefully their work will make a difference to the lives of New Zealanders in the future.
2022-23 HOPE summer Student
These scholarships are awarded to support high achieving University students to do an ageing focused research project over the 10-week summer break. The aim is not only to achieve high quality worthwhile research, but also to enable these students to gain valuable skills, by working with experienced researchers, who supervise these projects. This year we have awarded one Summer Scholarship.
2022 HOPE Foundation Small Project Grant
HOPE Foundation Small Project Grant
In 2021, Dr Karen Mumme (PhD) was awarded our inaugural small project grant of $10,000. 
This was initiated by the HOPE Board as a way to support researchers and/or clinicians to undertake small projects in Gerontology and well being research. The aim being to encourage and develop research that may lead to larger projects on aspects of ageing, that will benefit New Zealanders.
2022 HOPE Scholarships
We are fortunate this year, due to the generosity of our sponsors and the Friends’ of HOPE, to once again be able to University scholarships for research into ageing related study for 2022. These are all very worthy recipients and hopefully their work will make a difference to the lives of New Zealanders in the future.
2021-22 HOPE summer Students
These scholarships are awarded to support high achieving University students to do an ageing focused research project over the 10 week summer break. The aim is not only to achieve high quality worthwhile research, but also to enable these students to gain valuable skills, by working with experienced researchers, who supervise these projects. Due to the generosity of our sponsors, we have been able to award four Summer Scholarships
2021 HOPE Scholarships
Despite the challenges of 2020, we have been very fortunate due to the generosity of our sponsors, to be able to award 12 University HOPE scholarships for 2021. These are all very worthy recipients and hopefully their work will make a difference to the lives of New Zealanders in the future.