The entitlement includes:
- A one-off payment of up to US$50,000 towards the first year of study or research. The award will be reduced if the recipient takes up a study or research programme of less than nine months duration;
- 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. Funding for second year study is not guaranteed;
- NZ$4,000 reimbursed towards a return airfare from NZ to the US;
- Access to the Institute of International Education (IIE)’s University Placement Services to assist you with identifying the most suitable US university and academic programme, your application and applying for financial support; and IIE’s ongoing support whilst you are in the US;
- Participation in a pre-departure programme run by Fulbright New Zealand before your departure to the US (worth NZ$500) and enrichment seminars run by IIE throughout your stay in the US;
- A basic health benefit plan covering a maximum of US$100,000 per sickness or injury.
The value of the Fulbright award is unlikely to fully fund your entire course of study. For this reason, you should investigate additional funding from any US institutions you plan on applying to and other scholarships and private sources while you await the outcome of your Fulbright application.
Fulbright students can often source additional funding through the US institution they attend.
We have also compiled a spreadsheet of complementary scholarships available in New Zealand which may be held concurrently to a Fulbright award, and encourage you to investigate these sources of additional funding.