The Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award is for a promising New Zealand graduate student to undertake postgraduate study or research at a US institution in the field of indigenous development.
One award valued at up to US$50,000 (plus NZ$4,000 travel funding) is granted annually for up to one year of study or research in the US. Students undertaking multi-year Masters or PhD degrees have the opportunity to apply for additional funding of up to US$40,000 towards their second year of study.
This award is offered in partnership with Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, 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 NPM Research Programme and NPM’s priorities and themes.
Fulbright New Zealand Graduate Awards can be used towards a Masters or PhD programme, or grantees can participate as a Visiting Student Researcher (VSR). A VSR allows grantees to spend between 6-12 months studying or researching a topic or proposed project in the US, usually as part of a degree programme within New Zealand. This can be an attractive option for those pursuing a graduate degree at a New Zealand institution, when research in the US would supplement or aid their programme. A VSR does not require full graduate school admission into a US institution, and instead requires a letter of invitation from a host institution.
Note: Recipients of this award are eligible for the Robin W. and Avril Flockton Winks Award. Find out more below.
Yasmin Olsen (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Tīpā)
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award
Yasmin Olsen from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland will complete a Master of Laws at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Yasmin graduated with an LLB (Hons First Class) and a BA in English Literature from the University of Otago in 2015.
Nikki Barrett
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award
Nikki Barrett from Kirikiriroa Hamilton will research the revitalisation of traditional Indigenous birthing knowledge and practices towards a PhD candidate at the University of Waikato.
Nikki graduated with a BSpLS in 2009, and a Master of Sport and Leisure Studies in 2016 from Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato – University of Waikato.
Jenni Tupu (Ngāpuhi, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Hine, Samoa)
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award
Jenni Tupu from Tāmaki Makaurau will research identity development from an Indigenous perspective in relation to traditional practices of kinship adoption, towards a PhD at the University of Otago.
Jenni graduated with a Graduate Diploma in Leadership (Māori Development) from Unitech Institute of Technology in 2005, a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership and Management in 2009, and a Master of Indigenous Studies with Distinction from the University of Otago in 2012.
Horiana Irwin-Easthope
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award
Horiana Irwin-Easthope (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rakaipaaka) from Nuhaka/Tikitiki completed a Master of Laws degree in Environmental Regulation at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Horiana graduated with a BA and an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington in 2009.
Sharon Toi
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award
Sharon Toi (Te Mahurehure, Ngāti Korokoro, Ngāpuhi) from Auckland researched the invisibility of indigenous women in tribal governance, at the University of Arizona in Tucson, towards her PhD in Law from the University of Waikato.
Sharon graduated with an LLB in 1997 and a BA in 1998 from The University of Auckland.
She obtained an MBA in 2008 and an LLM (Hons) in 2010 from the University of Waikato.
Kingi Snelgar
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award
Kingi Snelgar (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whakaue, Te Whakatohea, Ngāi Tahu) is completing a Master of Laws degree specialising in criminal justice issues and indigenous law at Harvard University in Boston.
Kingi graduated with a BA/LLB (Hons) from The University of Auckland in 2011.