Campbell Bequest Fund
Campbell Bequest Fund supports educators, students, and statisticians through special projects in mathematics, statistics, and education that advance Professor Campbell’s teaching and inclusion priorities.
Funder: New Zealand Statistical Association
Due Dates: Anytime (proposals) | October 2026 (application round) | April 2027 (application round)
Funding Amounts: Approximately NZ$1,500 available annually across the fund
Summary: Supports special projects in mathematics, statistics, and education aligned with Professor Campbell’s interests.
Key Information: Projects must reflect Professor Campbell’s interests; applications go to the Awards Committee convenor.
Description
The Campbell Bequest Fund is administered by the New Zealand Statistical Association (NZSA). Established through a NZ$48,000 donation from Professor Campbell’s estate, it uses investment interest to support special projects reflecting his interests in mathematics, statistics, and education. Campbell viewed mathematics and statistics as a unified whole, emphasizing sound mathematical foundations for statistics teaching and effective connections between schools and universities.
The fund’s priorities also encompass support for women mathematicians, attention to students beyond the academic elite, and intellectual honesty extending beyond mathematics. Past projects demonstrate a broad scope: school teaching resources, statistical-literacy activities, official-statistics apps, postgraduate conferences, early-career networking, and research into graduates’ workplace use of statistics.
