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Background to the Trust
Purpose
Key information
Project grants
Scholarship grants
How to apply
Further information
Contact details


Background to the Trust

The Peace and Disarmament Education Trust (PADET) is a charitable trust established by the New Zealand government on 3 May 1988 to promote peace and disarmament.

PADET’s initial capital base of $1.5 million was established from money received by the New Zealand government from France as compensation for the damage suffered as a result of the attack on the Greenpeace 'Rainbow Warrior' ship in Auckland Harbour on 10 July 1985. A separate trust deed established the Pacific Development and Conservation Trust in 1989 to support conservation and sustainable development in New Zealand and the South Pacific.

Every year approximately $150,000 in interest accrued by PADET is distributed to projects and scholarships that advance the fund’s objectives. The Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control (PACDAC) reviews PADET applications and makes funding recommendations to the PADET Trustee, which is the Secretary for Internal Affairs. PADET grants are administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.

The Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control chairs PACDAC, which is comprised of eight New Zealand peace and disarmament experts. PACDAC is also responsible for making recommendations on the grants from the Disarmament Education United Nations Implementation Fund (DEUNIF) set up in 2004. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade acts as the secretariat for PACDAC.

PACDAC members (as of November 2009):
  • Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control Hon Georgina te HeuHeu (Chair)
  • David Capie
  • Graham Fortune
  • Richard Northey
  • Richard Randerson
  • James Veitch (Deputy Chair)
  • Alyn Ware
  • Mary Wareham
PACDAC meeting statements


Purpose

The purpose of PADET is to advance education and thereby promote international peace, arms control and disarmament. PADET funds not-for-profit projects and scholarship topics that support these objectives. Preference is given to topics relevant to New Zealand disarmament and arms control policy.


Key information

PADET makes two types of grants:
  1. project grants; and
  2. postgraduate scholarship grants
There are two funding rounds a year for project grants and one funding round a year for scholarships grants.

First funding round projectsScholarships and second funding round for projects
Applications open1 March 1 August
Applications close 31 March31 October
PACDAC meeting dateLate July Early December
Grant applicants notifiedMid AugustMid January

The level of funding available is dependent upon the income derived from interest on Trust investments and therefore the amount available in any year is subject to change.


Project grants

Application Deadline
There are two funding rounds per year for PADET project grants. Applications for funding and referee questionnaires must be received by 31 May and 31 October each year.

Level of Funding
There are no minimum or maximum grant amounts. Generally grants of up to $5000 are awarded.

Priorities for Funding
PADET funds not-for-profit projects which advance education and thereby promote international peace, arms control and disarmament, and/or the resolution of conflict. Preference is given to topics relevant to current New Zealand disarmament and arms control policy. Full details about funding criteria can be found in the application form.

Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must be
  • individuals who are New Zealand citizens or permanent residents, and based in New Zealand, or
  • an independent, non-profit organisation or group that is based in New Zealand.
How to Apply


Scholarship grants

Application Deadline
There is one funding round per year for PADET scholarships. Applications for PADET scholarships close on 31 October each year.

Level of Funding
Scholarships are awarded in two categories, depending on the candidate's circumstances:
  • up to NZ$14,000 for a full year’s work is available for a Master’s research thesis scholarship
  • up to NZ$21,000 per year for up to three years is available for a Doctoral thesis scholarship.
Priorities for Funding
Applicants must undertake to conduct research for, and write, a Master’s research thesis or Doctoral thesis. The topic must be a theme of concern to PADET, which is to advance education and thereby to promote international peace, arms control and disarmament; and relevant to current New Zealand disarmament and arms control policy. Full details about funding criteria can be found in the application form.

Eligibility requirements
Who can apply?
  • New Zealand citizens or permanent residents based in New Zealand, and
  • enrolled, or intend to enrol, in a PhD or MA degree course of study at a New Zealand tertiary institution during the period for which the scholarship is sought.

How to apply

Download and complete the application form below: Once the form is downloaded to your computer, fill in the form electronically and save the edited version to your PC. Then print it out and sign. Return the form and all required information to the address below by mail.

All applications must be sent to:

Postal Address:

Trust Advisor
Peace and Disarmament Education Trust
Crown Funding and Trusts
Local Government and Community Branch
Department of Internal Affairs
PO Box 805
Wellington 6140

Courier address:

Trust Advisor
Peace and Disarmament Education Trust
Crown Funding and Trusts
Local Government and Community Branch
Department of Internal Affairs
46 Waring Taylor Street
Wellington 6011


Further information

Project and scholarship grants awarded
A list of the project and scholarship grants awarded in 2009 is available for download here. *This document is 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 meeting statements
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 details

Trust Advisor
Peace 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