Grants approved in 2009

  • Tool for easy generic metric conversions – Maaike Jongerius
    To develop a prototype tool to raise literacy and numeracy skills of academic staff. Award: $1017
  • Te Panekiretanga O Te Reo Maori – Haani Huata
    To enable two students to attend The School of Maori Language Excellence. Award: $5000

  • The Rapid Prototyping Machine (RPM) – Anton de Waal
    To enable business students to convert their product ideas into tangible, 3D outputs. Award: $10,300
  • Matua Pasefika – Earl Simpson
    To produce a DVD to capture the stories, songs and poems of Pasefika matuas (elders). Award: $6,000
  • Society for Disability Studies Conference in Arizona – Tony McCaffrey
    To attend and contribute to the Conference in the area of Mixed Ability Performance. Amount: $2000
  • Studying the learning of trades students using multimodal data analysis – Selena Chan
    To evaluate various methods of data gathering useful in understanding further in-depth investigation into how apprentices acquire, learn and hone skills. Amount: $18,600
  • Ellerslie International Flower Show Student Entry
    To support a CPIT architecture student entry into the Ellerslie International Flower Emerging Designers Competition. Amount: $5,500
  • Health benefits of high intensity exercise – Jerry Shearman
    To support a collaborative research study on the health benefits for populations at risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Amount: $6480
  • Bringing Science Alive Part 2 – Michael Edmonds
    To improve the animations of science concepts developed by CPIT students. Amount: $900
  • Heathcote River development – Kayak Slalom training facility – Steve Chapman
    To provide a slalom training facility for use by schools, CPIT students and competitive athletes. Amount: $1800