Fulbright US Scholar Awards are for American academics, artists or professionals to lecture and/or conduct research at New Zealand institutions. A small number of awards valued at up to NZ$39,500 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.
Note: Recipients of this award are eligible for the Fulbright East Asia & Pacific Regional Travel Program. Find out more below.
Eric Palkovacs
Fulbright US Scholar
Eric Palkovacs from Santa Cruz, California will research the recent diversification and ecological role of rainbow trout in Lake Taupō at the University of Auckland.
Eric is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Jesse Abdenour
Fulbright US Scholar Award
Jesse Abdenour, from Seattle, Washington will produce a documentary film and related research about rugby and concussions at Auckland University of Technology.
Jesse is an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon.
Angela Cooke-Jackson
Fulbright US Scholar Award
Angela Cooke-Jackson, from Los Angeles, California, will research reproductive and sexual health among Māori women and gender minorities through a partnership with the Māori scholars in the CARE Center and the Research Centre for Hauora and Health, at Massey University.
Angela is a Professor in the Department of Communication Studies and an affiliate faculty in the Department of Public Health at Cal State, LA in Los Angeles, California.
Sarah Goff
Fulbright US Scholar Award
Sarah Goff from Amherst, Massachusetts will research health care equity at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington.
Sarah is a Professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Policy at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Andrea Dutton
Fulbright US Scholar Award
Andrea Dutton from Madison, Wisconsin will research ice sheet collapse and sea-level rise at the Antarctic Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington.
Andrea is a Professor in the Department of Geoscience at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin.
Keith Camacho
Fulbright US Scholar Award
Keith Camacho from Los Angeles, California will research the transnational histories of Samoan gangs in Auckland and Los Angeles at the University of Auckland.
Keith is an Associate Professor in the Asian American Studies Department at the University of California, Los Angeles.