Fulbright Awards open for application now

Fulbright NZ invites applications of academics, artists or professionals for its first round of short-term NZ-US exchange awards for 2011. 

The following awards are available for exchanges to the United States of America:

Fulbright New Zealand Travel Awards

These awards, valued at up to NZ$5,000, are for New Zealand academics, artists or professionals to visit the US for 12 to 90 days in order to present their work to American audiences. 

Approximately twelve awards are offered each year. Recent grantees have included academic experts in school leadership, physical education, anthropology, tobacco regulation and organ donation/transplantation, and a postdoctoral student in forensic science. Please visit http://www.fulbright.org.nz/awards/nz-travel.html for more information.

Fulbright-Nga Pae o te Maramatanga Travel Awards in Indigenous Development

These awards, valued at up to NZ$5,000, are for New Zealand academics, artists or professionals to visit the US for 12 to 90 days in order to present their work on a theme of indigenous development to American audiences. A small number of awards are granted each year. Please see http://www.fulbright.org.nz/awards/nz-npotmtravel.html for more information.

In addition, New Zealand institutions are invited to apply to host visiting American academics, artists or professionals on short-term exchanges to New Zealand:

Fulbright Specialist Awards

These awards, valued at up to NZ$8,400 plus travel expenses, are for New Zealand academic institutions to host US academics, artists or professionals for two to six week programmes of lectures, seminars, workshops, conferences or symposiums.