Fulbright US Graduate Awards are for promising American graduate students to undertake postgraduate study or research at New Zealand institutions in any field. Up to eight awards valued at up to NZ$49,000 are granted each year, towards one year of study or research in New Zealand.
Please refer to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program’s website for more information about the application process updated deadline.
These awards are available for study or research in any field. However, Fulbright New Zealand is especially interested in proposals that incorporate New Zealand studies or have a comparative element with the US. Applicants considering Māori, indigenous, or cultural-specific projects should investigate cultural norms and practices to ensure the feasibility of their project, and can do this by searching relevant websites and contacting faculty or experts in the proposed area of study.
Emily Beck
Fulbright US Graduate Award
Emily Beck from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina will complete a Master of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the Auckland University of Technology.
Emily graduated with a BA in Psychology (Summa Cum Laude) from the College of Charleston in 2017.
Nicholas (Nick) Dragone
Fulbright US Graduate Award
Nick Dragone from Boulder, Colorado will research the microorganisms found in New Zealand’s geothermal and volcanic environments at the University of Canterbury.
Nick graduated from Middlebury College, Vermont in 2014 with a BA in Biology and will complete a PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023.
Abi Bartlett
Fulbright US Graduate Award
Abi Bartlett from Monticello, Minnesota will research geomorphology of rivers and the relationship people have with them in New Zealand, learning Māori ways of knowing.
Abi graduated with a BA in Geology from the University of Minnesota, Morris in 2022 with an emphasis in Hydrology and Geochemistry.
Erin Houlihan
Fulbright US Graduate Award
Erin Houlihan from Boulder, Colorado is completing a Masters by Thesis in Marine Science investigating ocean acidification and life in the boundary layer for invertebrate marine larvae at the University of Otago.
Erin graduated with a BA in Coordinate Earth and Oceanographic Science and Education from Bowdoin College in 2017.
Lizzie Yarina
Fulbright US Graduate Award
Lizzie Yarina from Houghton, Michigan is researching the urban implications of Pacific Islander climate change migration in New Zealand at Victoria University of Wellington.
Lizzie graduated with a joint MA in Architecture and City Planning from the Masssachusetts Institute of Technology in 2017.
Check out Lizzie’s Fulbright programme work.
Alex Cheung
Fulbright US Graduate Award
Alex Cheung from Kailua, Hawai’i is completing a Master’s of Bioethics and Health Law, specialising in the role that culture plays in ethnically diverse health care settings at the University of Otago.
Alex graduated with a BS from Stanford University in 2016.