Applications close at 5:00pm on Thursday 30 April 2026. Applicants must complete and upload all required forms by the application deadline. Please refer to the ‘Application Process’ section for further details. Access the application portal here If you have any questions, please email the award Programme Manager – Kate Adams [email protected].
Applications for the 2027/28 academic year are now open. For more information about this awartd contact Programme Manager Paul Altomari at [email protected].
Applications close 11.50pm Wednesday 11 March 2026. Applicants must complete and upload all required forms by the application deadline. Please refer to the ‘Application Process’ section for further details. If you have any questions, please email the award Programme Manager – Kate Adams [email protected].
Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowships in Public Policy are for outstanding mid-career American professionals to research and gain first-hand experience of public policy in New Zealand. Each year, two or three Fellowships for the duration of three to seven months are granted. Click here to find out more.
The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme is for highly accomplished New Zealand teachers in primary or secondary schooling to participate in an intensive professional development programme in the US. Two awards are granted each year for this programme. These awards provide international educators from all over the world with a four month professional development program based at one of 3 host U.S. universities. The program includes academic coursework, leadership training, instructional technology seminars and opportunities to observe, co-teach, and share their expertise in U.S. elementary and secondary schools. Each participant will also complete an individual or group project relevant to their teaching. Participating teachers will be placed in groups of 16-20 at one of 3 host U.S. university education faculties. Host universities will provide specialized orientation and seminars, and will ensure that each group has access to a variety of professional development activities. Faculty advisors will guide the participants in the refinement and implementation of their projects. This award is an investment in the individual grantee as well as an investment in education outcomes for the long-term benefit of New Zealand. Upon returning home, grantees will be expected to share the knowledge and experience gained on the programme with teachers and students in their home schools, within their communities and in New Zealand. These awards are generously supported by the New Zealand Ministry of Education. The Ministry will fund full relief costs to the grantee’s school through the Teach NZ Prestigious Awards Programme.
The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme is for highly accomplished New Zealand teachers in primary or secondary schooling to participate in an intensive professional development programme in the US. One award will be granted for 2027 for this four-month programme. I am a New Zealand citizen I am a primary or secondary school teacher in a full-time teaching position (in any subject) I have at least five years of full-time teaching experience I want to spend four months participating in an intensive professional development programme in the US Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Read more
The Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency is for an established New Zealand writer of Pacific heritage to carry out work on a creative writing project exploring Pacific identity, culture or history at the University of Hawai‘i for three months. One award valued at NZ$33,300 is granted each year, towards three months of writing. This award is offered in partnership with Creative New Zealand, the national arts development agency developing, investing in and advocating for the arts. The recipient will based at the Center for Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in Honolulu for either the Fall (August-November) or Spring (February-May) semester of the US academic year. Hawai‘i has been identified as a strategic location for artists and is considered the hub of Pacific writing with numerous universities, library resources, networks, writers’ forums and publishers. It is also an important link to the mainland US and has a strong indigenous culture. Previous grantees have included writers Coco Solid, Sarona Aiono-Iosefa and Marisa Maepu, poets Tusiata Avia, Karlo Mila and Daren Kamali, filmmakers Sima Urale and Toa Fraser, and playwright Victor Rodger.
Fulbright NZ Scholar Awards are for New Zealand academics, artists or professionals to lecture and/or conduct research at US institutions. Awards valued at up to US$37,500 are granted each year, towards three to five months of lecturing and/or research. These awards are available for lecturing and/or research in any field, and allow Fulbright Scholars to be hosted at any eligible US institute. These awards are not intended for the main purpose of studying for American degrees, completing doctoral dissertations, or attending conferences. You can also read about Dr Rangi Matamua’s rich and rewarding Scholar experience, undertaking research and making global connections with fellow indigenous researchers – all while enjoying the cultural exchange experience with his family. Closing date: 1 October annually NZ Scholar Awards aren’t just for academics – we encourage professionals, artists and other leaders to apply. There are a large variety of US institutions who host Scholar Award recipients – universities or colleges, museums, non-profits, think-tanks or any organisation with a research or lecturing component. Fulbright New Zealand offers two categories of NZ Scholar Award: Fulbright NZ Scholar Awards – awards for New Zealanders to lecture and/or research in any field – read more and apply (above). Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award – one award annually, for a New Zealander with a focus on Indigenous development whose proposed research aligns with the research themes of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga – see the Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award.
Our range of Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Awards is for New Zealand academics, artists, teachers and professionals to research, teach, present their work or undergo professional development in the US. Grantees are selected on the basis of academic, artistic, teaching or professional excellence, leadership potential and ambassadorial qualities. Awards range from 10 weeks to 5 months in duration, including a travel stipend and programme support. I am a New Zealand citizen I have a PhD or the equivalent professional or artistic training or experience I want to undertake full-time lecturing or research at a US institution for a period of three to five months Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Awards Read more I am a New Zealand citizen I have a PhD or the equivalent professional or artistic training or experience I want to undertake full-time lecturing or research at a US institution for a period of three to five months My topic is in the field of indigenous development Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award Read more I am a New Zealand citizen of Pacific heritage I am a mid-career or senior writer I want to spend three months working on a creative writing project at the University of Hawai’i My work will explore Pacific identity, culture or heritage Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency Read more I am senior leader in my field of study or vocation (excluding health care policy and practice) I am currently employed in the New Zealand Public Sector I wish to study or research in the US for between 3-6 months New Zealand Harkness Fellowships Read more