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This year, eleven exceptional New Zealand graduates from across Aotearoa have been granted a 2019 Fulbright General Graduate Award. Congratulations to you all.
Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle
Hitaua (Ngāi Tahu, Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi) from Christchurch, has been awarded a Fulbright award to support his planned research at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California and at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. Hitaua will undertake research into positive educational outcomes through use of brief social psychology interventions towards his PhD at the University of Otago. He graduated with a BA (Hons First Class) in Psychology and a BCom in Marketing Management from the University of Otago in 2015.
Grace Francis
Grace, from Cambridge, will complete a Master of Music in Collaborative Piano at the Julliard School in New York City, New York. Grace graduated with a BMus (Hons First Class) in Classical Performance from the University of Auckland in 2014.
Abbas Nazari
Abbas, from Christchurch, will complete a Masters of Security Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Abbas graduated with a BA (Hons First Class) in International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of Canterbury in 2016.
Emma McIntyre
Emma, from Auckland, will complete a Master of Fine Arts specialising in Contemporary Painting at ArtCenter College of Design in Los Angeles, California. Emma graduated with a BVA in Painting from Auckland University of Technology in 2011 and an MFA from the University of Auckland in 2016.
Jessica Stubbing
Jessica (Te Rarawa, Ngāti Awa, Ngai Takoto) from Auckland, will research adolescent suicide at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, towards a PhD at the University of Auckland. Jessica graduated with a BA in Psychology and Drama (Hons First Class) from the University of Auckland in 2018.
Melanie Puka
Melanie, from Wellington, will complete a PhD in Geography at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Melanie graduated with a BA/LLB conjoint in Development Studies in 2017 and a MDevStud in 2019 from Victoria University of Wellington.
Auckland Law Graduates heading to Harvard University
Sarah Alawi
Sarah, from Auckland, will specialise in Dispute Resolution for a Master of Laws at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sarah graduated with a BA and LLB (Hons) from the University of Auckland in 2015.
Fuimaono Dylan Asafo
Dylan, also from Auckland, will be specialising in Critical Race Theory and Minority Rights for a Master of Laws at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dylan graduated with an LLB/BHSc conjoint in 2017 from the University of Auckland and an LLM (First Class Hons) from the University of Auckland in 2019.
New Zealanders off to New York
Robert Schultz and Jack Davies, both from Auckland and graduates of The University of Auckland, will be heading to New York City in 2019.
Robert Schultz
Robert will specialise in Dispute Resolution for a Master of Laws at Columbia University in New York City, NY. He graduated with a BA and an LLB (Hons) from the University of Auckland in 2014.
Jack Davies
Jack is specialising in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration, for his Master of Laws at New York University, New York City. He graduated with an LLB (Hons) and a BA in Political Studies and International Relations from the University of Auckland in 2017.
Henry Benson-Pope
Henry Benson-Pope from Dunedin, will also be based in
New York City, where he will complete a Master of Laws specialising in Criminal Law and Human Rights at New York University. He graduated with an LLB (Hons) and a BA in Politics from the University of Otago in 2014.
Applications for the Fulbright New Zealand Graduate Awards close 1 August annually.