The award conditions are:
- Your award must be approved by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in Washington, DC;
- Your award is conditional on acceptance into an approved institution and course of study or research;
- For VSR programmes the period of award must be between 6 and 12 months;
- For Masters and PhD programmes, the period of the award will be between 1 and 2 years;
- If you are a degree-seeker, your award must be taken up in the American academic year commencing Fall/August, (or July if required by your programme), following official confirmation of the award;
- If you are a VSR, your award must be taken up in the American academic year commencing Fall/August, following official confirmation of the award;
- You will be required to undertake a full medical examination before applying for your visa;
- You must travel on a New Zealand passport, and US immigration documentation must be completed from within New Zealand Grantees must use the DS-2019 form provided by Fulbright New Zealand to obtain an Exchange Visitor (J) non-immigrant visa to enter the United States. You will be required to attend a visa interview at the US Consulate in Auckland in order to obtain your visa;
- International travel will only be funded between New Zealand and the US, and must be on either an American or New Zealand carrier;
- You may apply for an additional period of practical experience/academic training in the US for up to 18 months upon completion of your degree (conditions apply);
- You may be required to fulfil some Fulbright New Zealand/Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga media requirements before your departure for the US, during your exchange and/or on return to New Zealand, and to give presentations to suitable fora of indigenous scholars and/or community groups;
- Fulbright grantees must travel to the US on an Exchange Visitor (J) non-immigrant visa. A requirement of this visa is that you must return to your home country for a cumulative total of two years at the end of your exchange visitor programme before becoming eligible to apply to live in the US. This home-country foreign residency requirement is in keeping with the philosophy of the Fulbright exchange programme, that you return to New Zealand to share your experiences. Note that you will not be prohibited from travelling to the US for short-term visits on the visa waiver program or a non-immigrant visa;
- Prospective Fulbright participants should be aware that public health conditions, availability of consular services and travel, as well as U.S. institutional operating status and policies may affect their ability to travel to the U.S. and participate in academic programmes.