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The Peace and Disarmament Education Trust (PADET)Purpose
Background to the TrustPADET was established, as a charitable trust, by Trust Deed by the New Zealand Government in 1988. The money for the Trust, $1.5million, was received from the French Government in recognition of the events surrounding the destruction of the Rainbow Warrior vessel in 1985.Each year, the Trust distributes most of the interest accrued to appropriate projects. Trust guidelinesApplications are considered by the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control (PACDAC), who make recommendations to the Trustee (the Secretary for Internal Affairs), for final selection.Eligibility requirementsApplicants must be New Zealand residents and be enrolled in a PhD or MA degree course of full study at a New Zealand university during the period for which the scholarship is sought.Applicants must undertake:
Applicants must undertake to work on a theme of concern to PACDAC within the terms of reference of the PADET Trust as indicated above. Preference will also be given to topics relevant to current New Zealand disarmament and arms control policy. Possible topic areas for scholarship Proliferation Control Regimes: Including, but not necessarily limited to, the politics, law, economics, administration, and science of arms and weapons data development, production, deployment, and transfers, and assessment of policies designed to restrain them, with regard to all categories of weapons platforms and warheads, including especially chemical, biological, and nuclear devices and long-range missile components. Arms Control Negotiations: Including, but not necessarily limited to, the record, process, opportunities, and limits of inter-governmental organisations and forums in negotiating and administering arms agreements, including START, NPT, CTBT and MTCR, and multilateral weapons-free area agreements such as SPNZF and the Antarctic Treaty.. PACDAC has identified two areas of research it is particularly interested in receiving PADET or scholarship applications for. These are:
Scholarships will be awarded in two categories, adapted to the candidate's circumstances:
How to applyThe Peace and Disarmament Education Trust project and scholarship application forms are currently being updated and will be available in early 2010. For more information, please contact trusts@dia.govt.nz.Further informationAnnual Report
*These documents are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. You need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download a free version from the Adobe website. PACDAC Public Advisory Committee members The members of the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control are: Deborah Morris-Travers (Deputy Chair) Richard Randerson Mary Wareham Richard Northey David Capie Alyn Ware James Veitch Graham Fortune PACDAC Statement - 07 May 2009 The Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control (PACDAC) met in Wellington on 7 May to discuss policy issues and the administration of the Peace and Disarmament Education Trust (PADET). PACDAC member Alyn Ware and former PACDAC member Kate Dewes called into the meeting from New York to brief the committee on progress at the Third Prep Com of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The committee discussed opportunities for New Zealand to promote nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation through the NPT and other fora. The committee sought an update on New Zealand’s progress to ratify the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions and encouraged the government to send a high-level delegation to the Second Review Conference of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, which opens in Cartagena, Colombia on 30 November 2009. PACDAC also discussed a range of issues relating to the administration of PADET, including the application process, criteria for grant-making, and ways to publicise the fund's availability. The meeting concluded with the committee's first meeting with Hon Georgina te Heuheu , Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, to discuss her disarmament priorities. The next PACDAC meeting in July 2009 will consider grant applications. Contact detailsTrust AdvisorPeace and Disarmament Education Trust Crown Funding & Trusts Team Local Government and Community Branch The Department of Internal Affairs PO Box 805 WELLINGTON 6140 Physical address: The Department of Internal Affairs 46 Waring Taylor Street WELLINGTON 6140 Phone: 0800 824 824 (between 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday) Email: trusts@dia.govt.nz |
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Last updated: 16/12/2009 |
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