The Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award is for a New Zealand academic, artist or professional to lecture and/or conduct research at a US institution in the field of Indigenous development. One award valued at up to US$37,500 is granted each year, towards three to five months of lecturing and/or research.
Applications close 1 October annually.
This award is offered in partnership with Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) the Māori Centre of Research Excellence funded by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and hosted by the University of Auckland.
The award is available for study or research that fits within and contributes to the one of the NPM’s research priorities and themes and for individuals currently affiliated with a NPM formal partner. This award is not intended for the main purpose of studying for American degrees, completing doctoral dissertations, or attending conferences.
Please check the Entitlement section below for full funding information.
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.
Hona Black
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award
Hona Black (Tūhoe, Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Te Whakatōhea, Tūwharetoa) will explore language interference with te reo Māori and the Hawaiian language at the University of Hawai’i.
Hona is a Senior Lecturer at Te Pūtahi-a-Toi: The School of Māori Knowedge, at Massey University.
Hinekura Smith (Te Rarawa, Ngā Puhi)
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award
Hinekura Smith from Northland will research Native American and Native Hawai’ian women’s traditional clothing making as decolonising and culturally regenerative arts praxis.
Hinekura is a senior lecturer and director of Ngā Wai a Te Tūi Māori and Indigenous Research Centre at Unitec Te Pūkenga.
Will Flavell (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Whatua, Tainui, Ngāti Maniapoto)
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award
Will Flavell from Te Atatū South, Tāmaki Makaurau will research how language, culture, and identity feature in the schooling experiences of Native American Youth in Massachusetts.
Will is the Kaihautū Māori at Te Hononga Akoranga COMET Auckland and elected to the Henderson-Massey Local Board.
Pounamu Jade Aikman (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui, Ngāi te Rangi, Ngāti Awa)
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award
Pounamu Jade Aikman, from Gisborne, Auckland, and Timaru, will research comparative Indigenous experiences of settler colonialism between Aotearoa and the United States. He will be based in the History Department at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Pounamu graduated with a BA (Hons First Class) in Māori Studies in 2012 and an MA in Anthropology from the University of Otago in 2014; a Level 3 Certificate in Automotive Engineering from Otago Polytechnic in 2014; and a PhD in Pacific Studies from the Australian National University in 2019.
Haki Tauaupiki (Waikato, Ngāti Tuwharetoa)
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award
Haki Tuaupiki from Waikato will research the traditional Māori and Hawaiian navigation and voyaging record embedded in the oral arts and literature in Hawai’i.
Haki is a Senior Lecturer in Māori Studies at the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Waikato.
Robert Joseph
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award
Robert Joseph is researching the indigenous self-determination governance and economic performance cultural nexus at the University of Arizona.
Robert is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and lecturer at the University of Waikato.