Fulbright New Zealand Travel Awards are for New Zealand academics, artists or professionals to present their work to American audiences. There are around twelve awards valued at up to NZ$ 5,000 granted each year, towards a 12 to 90 day visit to the US.
Travel Award exchanges must include at least one major presentation. Grantees are invited to maximize the impact of their award by supplementing their major proposed activity with others including additional public talks, collaboration with American colleagues, visits to sites of interest and others as well. Fulbright New Zealand Travel awards are not intended principally for research trips.
The Eligibility requirements:
- Have a PhD completed or in progress, or the equivalent professional or artistic training or experience;
- Be confirmed to make at least one major presentation in the US (poster presentations will not be funded);
- Not have held another Fulbright award in the past two years, and otherwise comply with the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board’s policy on Previous Fulbright Grants( fulbright.state.gov) ; and
- Meet the citizenship requirements for this award.
Citizenship requirements to apply for this award are as follows:
- New Zealand citizen;
- Permanent resident or citizen of the US;
- Currently living in the US.
Preference for Fulbright awards is given to candidates who did not had extensive recent experience in the US.
Closing date: 1 April, 1 July & 1 November annually
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