Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Senior Scholar Award

The Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Senior Scholar Award is for a New Zealand academic, artist or professional with distinction to conduct research and/or lecture in the US for three to five months in a field of indigenous development.

The Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Senior Scholar Award is sponsored by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (New Zealand's Māori Centre of Research Excellence). One highly prestigious and competitive award is offered each year to a New Zealand scholar whose area of research/teaching fits within one of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga's research themes.

This award is not intended for the main purpose of undertaking American degrees or qualifications, completing doctoral dissertations or attending conferences.

Eligibility

One award is offered each year.

To be eligible, you must:

• show professional distinction, leadership skills and strong ambassadorial qualities
• have a PhD or the equivalent professional or artistic training or experience
• plan to undertake research or teaching which fits within one or more of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga's research themes
  
• 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
• meet the citizenship requirements for this award:

Citizenship requirements

• are a New Zealand citizen
• AND are not a permanent resident or citizen of the US
• AND are not currently living in the US*
  

* Applicants outside New Zealand who are unable to attend an interview in person may be disadvantaged.

Preference for Fulbright awards is given to candidates who have not had extensive recent experience in the US.

Fulbright awards are not granted for medical programmes which include any clinical activities involving direct patient care.

Entitlement

• US$3,250 per month for partial awards or US $6,500 per month for full awards for 3-5 months*
• International travel of US$2,000 for grantee and US$2,000 for one dependent
• Basic health and accident insurance cover up to a maximum of US$100,000
• The opportunity to participate in various programmes and activities available to Fulbright scholars in the US

* Full awards are granted to applicants without any additional financial assistance during the award. Partial awards are granted to applicants receiving financial assistance, usually in the form of paid sabbaticals from their home institution.

Award conditions

• You must plan to be in the US for a minimum of three months
• Your award term must fall within the period between 1 December in the year of application and 31 December of the year following application
• You will need to provide Fulbright New Zealand with evidence of financial support (or not) from your home institution/employer, and will be required to undertake a full medical examination
• You must travel on a New Zealand passport, and US immigration documentation must be completed from within New Zealand
• International travel will only be funded between New Zealand and the US
• Prior to departure and upon return to New Zealand, you will be required by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga to fulfil some media requirements along with presentations to suitable fora of Indigenous scholars and/or community groups
• If you ever intend to apply for a work permit or permanent residency in the US, US immigration requires you to have returned to New Zealand for a minimum of two years before becoming eligible to apply. You also cannot apply for residency during your Fulbright award. These requirements are in keeping with the philosophy of the Fulbright exchange programme so that you return to New Zealand to share your experiences.
  

Fulbright orientation

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.

Application process

• Complete and submit the online application and the Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Senior Scholar Award supplementary form by the deadline
• Submit all support documents to us by the deadline
• Interviews will be held in Wellington in July 2010. Fulbright New Zealand will pay the costs of travel to Wellington only for applicants residing in New Zealand
• You will be advised of the outcome of your application by September 2010

Application form and support documents

Applicants must complete both the official online application for the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program (which requires support documents to be uploaded and the names and email addresses of three references to be registered), and Fulbright New Zealand's supplementary application form. The Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Senior Scholar Award Application Information Pack includes instructions for completing your application forms and submission of the additional support documents that are required to complete your application. :

Application Instructions and Supplementary Application Form:

npotm-scholar-pack.doc (396kB)

Further information

For further information about the Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Senior Scholar Award, contact our Programme Manager for this award, Keri Vanka - kameswari@fulbright.org.nz / 04 494 1500

Fulbright New Zealand has Campus Advisers stationed on all major New Zealand campuses. Our Advisers are all Fulbright alumni who are available to discuss their exchange experiences with students and staff, as well as to give basic information about our awards.