News
Bright Sparks Summer 2025
The latest edition of Bright Sparks has arrived! Brimming with news, features, photos and more, it’s the best way to keep up to date with all things Fulbright NZ. In this issue: All that and much more! Click here for the digital copy, or get in touch if you would
Announcing the 2025 Fulbright US Cohort
Fulbright New Zealand is thrilled to announce the 2025 cohort of US Scholars, Graduates, and Specialists. Fulbright New Zealand Executive Director, Penelope Borland, says the latest group of US grantees travelling to Aotearoa is testament to a deeply held, shared commitment to the betterment of our world. “Year after year
Announcing the 2025 Ian Axford Fellows in Public Policy
Fulbright New Zealand is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Ian Axford Fellowships in Public Policy. These fellowships are for outstanding mid-career US professionals to research and gain first-hand experience of public policy at a New Zealand government organisation. Ian Axford Board Chair Roy Ferguson says the quality
David Fane awarded 2024 Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency
Fulbright New Zealand and Creative New Zealand are pleased to announce that David Fane is the recipient of the 2024 Pacific Writer’s Residency. This award 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
Events
Information session: Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Have you always wanted to study or carry out research overseas? A Fulbright Award could take you to a leading institution in the United States. We have a range of awards for graduates, scholars, creatives, professionals and more. Want to know more? We’re here to help! Our 2025 outreach activities kick
Fulbright Good Works presents: The Last Stargazers, with Emily Levesque
Behind-the-scenes tour of life as a professional astronomer A bird that mimicked a black hole. The astronomer who discovered microwave ovens. A telescope that can fly. The science of astronomy is filled with true stories (and tall tales) of the adventures and misadventures that accompany our exploration of the universe.
Fulbright Good Works presents: Going South to the Ice, with Professor Craig Rodger
View of life and work at Scott Base, Antarctica Good works is back! In celebration of the 150-year anniversary of scientific partnership between NZ and the USA, we present a Good Works special in partnership with Universities New Zealand. In this talk, 2014 Fulbright NZ Scholar Professor Craig Rodger provides an
Fulbright Good Works presents: Compassionate Disruptors for Diversity, with Professor Edwina Pio
Good Works – Compassionate Disruptors for Diversity Diversity is a fun, funky and formidable word. When we resist the minaturisation of humans we can serve as compassionate disruptors for diversity, with the giver and receiver bending towards each other. In a globally diverse planet, we are a microcosm of the