Fulbright-Harkness New Zealand Fellowship, Massey University

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The Fulbright-Harkness New Zealand Fellowship is for an emerging New Zealand leader in any field of study or vocation (excluding health care policy and practice*) to study or research in the US. One award valued at up to NZ$15,000 plus travel is granted each year, towards a minimum of six weeks of study or research.
*Candidates in the field of health care should apply for the Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice provided by The Commonwealth Fund.
This award is offered in partnership with The New Zealand Harkness Fellowships Trust, a group of alumni of the Commonwealth Fund’s Harkness Fellowships.
The award is for a short fellowship programme which best suits the grantee’s professional and personal objectives. This award is not intended for a long programme of formal graduate study, nor is it intended for faculty/academics to conduct adacemic research.
The purposes of the Fellowship are to:
Reinforce New Zealand-United States links by enabling actual or potential leaders and opinion formers in New Zealand to benefit from new ideas, practices and new contacts in the US;
Increase the Fellow’s ability to bring about change and improvements in New Zealand;
Help improve the cross-fertilisation of ideas and experience between New Zealand and the United States; and
Build a leadership network on both sides of the Pacific, encourage ongoing exchange between New Zealand and the United States and establish enduring relationships offering reciprocal benefits to both countries.
Previous New Zealand Harkness Fellows have included managers in the public and private sectors, lawyers, policy analysts, economists, academics, journalists, social scientists, educators, artists, and central and local government officers. Many Harkness Fellows have gone on to reach the top of their chosen professions. Well-known Fellows include: Roger Blakeley, Jo Brosnahan, Sharon Crosbie, Whaimutu Dewes, Richard Faull, Hugh Fletcher, Ron Paterson, Karen Poutasi, Kara Puketapu, Sir John Robertson, Ross Tanner, Brian Tyler, Sir Wilson Whineray, Bridget Wickham and Bryce Wilkinson.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must:
have a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification conferred by a professional body, and an outstanding record of achievement in their own professional career;
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
You are eligible to apply for this award if you:
are a New Zealand citizen;
and are not a permanent resident or citizen of the US;
and are not currently living in the US.
There is no fixed age limit but preference is given to applicants in the 25-45 year age range.
Preference for Fulbright awards is given to candidates who have not had extensive recent experience in the US. (ie. have not studied, taught, researched or worked in the US for a period aggregating more than nine months/one academic year during the past five years)
Fulbright awards will not be granted for medical programmes which include any clinical activities involving direct patient care.
Entitlement
NZ$15,000 to assist with travel (international and domestic), accommodation and per diem expenses associated with the visit to the US;
Basic supplemental health and accident insurance up to US$100,000;
The opportunity to participate in various programmes and activities available to Fulbright scholars in the US.
Fellows are expected to contribute to the costs of the fellowship and are encouraged to secure additional sources of funding wherever possible.
Award conditions
Your award must be approved by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in Washington, DC;
You will be required to provide Fulbright New Zealand with evidence of financial support (or not) from your home institution/employer before the value of your award can be confirmed;
The period of your award is six weeks (42 days) to six months;
Your award must be taken up between 1 August-31 December of the calendar year in which it is granted. Note that you will be eligible to arrive and depart from the US 30 days either side of your award dates;
You will be required to undertake a full medical examination before applying for your visa;
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;
You may be required to fulfil some Fulbright New Zealand/New Zealand Harkness Fellowships Trust media