The award conditions are:
Your award must be approved by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in Washington, DC;
The period of your award is approximately four months (from mid-August to December);
Your award must commence in August in the year following the application closing date. Note that you will be eligible to arrive and depart from the US 30 days either side of your award dates;
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 (J1) 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 at your own cost;
International travel will only be funded between New Zealand and the US;
You may be required to fulfill some Fulbright New Zealand media requirements before your departure for the US, during your exchange and/or on return to New Zealand;
You must provide Fulbright New Zealand with copies of any articles, research papers or theses resulting from your award. A final report must also be completed before you depart from the US;
Fulbright grantees must travel to the US on an Exchange Visitor (J1) 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.
It was Senator J William Fulbright’s mission to build peace through the mutual understanding of cultures. Fulbright applicants and grantees are expected to understand and support this mission and be effective ambassadors for New Zealand. In addition to the monetary, educational and cultural exchange benefits made possible by the award, Fulbright grantees carry the prestige of the Fulbright programme along with them throughout their careers. Alumni are expected to succeed and be ‘thought leaders’ in their respective fields/careers, and to support and remain engaged with the Fulbright programme for the rest of their lives.