Fulbright New Zealand and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence, are now calling for applications for the Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award.

This award, is valued at up to US$37,500, and is for a New Zealand academic, artist or professional to conduct research and/or lecture in the US for three to five months in a field of indigenous development.

Applications for this award close at 5:00pm on Wednesday 1 October 2014, however applicants are encouraged to start the process early as it can be quite time-consuming.

The award is available for lecturing and/or research which fits within one of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga’s research themes, as stated on our website.

See the Fulbright New Zealand website or contact Magnolia Wilson at Fulbright New Zealand for further information – magnolia@fulbright.org.nz / +64 4 494 1504

Grantees can undertake an exchange to their choice of leading American universities, including Native American, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions renowned for their indigenous study and research programmes.

The recipient of last year’s Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award, Rangi Matamua (Ngai Tūhoe) from the University of Waikato, is currently researching how astronomy is embedded within the cultural practises of indigenous peoples, at the University of Minnesota in Duluth.

A Fulbright exchange provides life-changing opportunities to gain international experience and advance your career, to explore America, to share your culture and to make friends and colleagues from around the world.