The annual Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate and Scholar Awards have opened for applications once again, and this year the scope and value of the Graduate Awards have improved considerably on previous years.
The Fulbright-NPM 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$40,000 (plus NZ$4,000 travel funding) is granted annually for up to one year of study or research in the US. However students undertaking multi-year Masters or PhD degrees now have the opportunity to apply for additional funding of up to US$30,000 towards their second year of study.
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.
Link to Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award
- Applications close 1 August 2018
Link to Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award
- Applications close 1 October 2018
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