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.
If you’re keen to find out more, join our next online information session, on Tuesday 29 July!
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.
Albert Refiti (Sā Aiono i Fasito’outa, Aiga o Leali’ifano i Vaovai, Samoa)
Albert Refiti will research and write a book title Cosmogonic Artefacts: Spatial Exposition of Pacific Architecture, while being based at the Bard Graduate Center in New York City.
Albert is a Professor of Art, Design and Material Culture at Auckland University of Technology in Aotearoa NZ.
Jerome Ng
Jerome Ng will research how health systems achieve and deliver high quality healthcare and outcomes at Harvard Medical School.
Jerome is Clinical Director: Clinical Governance at Health New Zealand│Te Whatu Ora – Counties Manukau and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland.
Michael Baker
Michael Baker will research the prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases at the Harvard University Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics in Boston, Massachusetts.
Michael is Professor Public Health at the University of Otago, Wellington.
Kathryn Hay
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award
Kathryn Hay from Kāpiti will research how neurodivergent learners can be supported to succeed in their work-integrated learning experiences at Drexel University, Philadelphia.
Kathryn is an Associate Professor in Social Work, and Associate Dean Work-Integrated Learning in the College of Health at Massey University.
Ashley Shearar
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award
Ashley Shearar, living in Rotorua, will research the emerging field of young adult justice at Columbia University in New York.
Ashley is a Principal Inspector at the Office of the Inspectorate, Te Tari Tirohia, for the New Zealand Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa.
Mahsa McCauley
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award
Mahsa McCauley from Auckland will explore transforming bee welfare with secure AI-enhanced precision apiculture at the Farm Security Operations Centre (FSOC) at North Carolina AandT State University, in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Mahsa is a Senior Lecturer in School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Science at Auckland University of Technology.