Fulbright New Zealand

Friday Feature!

Fulbright NZ Graduate Awardees Sidney Wong, Felicity Powell, Jackson Cate, and Chelsea Wong, recently caught up and took in the sights of Washington D.C.

While they were there, they also attended the 2024 Ian Axford Alumni event at the New Zealand Embassy--see last week's post for more on that.

Thanks so much to Sidney for sending us these fabulous pictures. So nice to see our NZ Fulbrighters connecting up in the US.

Sidney's Fulbright NZ Science and Innovation Graduate award has taken him to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he will be researching automatic hate speech detection on social media.

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This week, we celebrate the taonga that is te reo Māori. And in that spirit, we’d like to highlight the work of 2024 Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award recipient, Hona Black.

Hona, a Senior Lecturer at Te Pūtahi-a-Toi: The School of Māori Knowledge, will soon depart for the University of Hawai’i, where he will explore language interference with te reo Māori and the Hawaiian language.

Hona says language interference has always been an issue with te reo, and he has always thought it would be interesting to explore it with similar languages, such as the Hawaiian language. His award will give him the opportunity to establish relationships with experts from Hawai’i as well as to share knowledge and experiences between the two languages.

The Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award is for a New Zealand academic, artist or professional to lecture and/or conduct research at a US institution in the field of Indigenous development. One award valued at up to US$37,500 is granted each year, towards three to five months of lecturing and/or research. Applications close on 1 October – don't miss out!

https://fulbright.org.nz/awards/nzscholar/fulbright-npmscholar/

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Friday Feature!

Ian Axford Fellowship Alumni were generously hosted at the New Zealand Embassy in Washington D.C. last week. The event coincided with interviews for next year's fellows.

They were joined by key friends of both the Axford programme and Fulbright New Zealand, along with a number of current Fulbright grantees—travelling from as far as California! As you can see from these photos, a wonderful evening was had by all.

Fulbright New Zealand administers the Ian Axford Fellowships in Public Policy on behalf of the Ian Axford Fellowship Board. More information is available here: https://axfordfellowships.org.nz/

The Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award is for a New Zealand academic, artist or professional to lecture and/or conduct research at a US institution in the field of Indigenous development.

One award valued at up to US$37,500 is granted each year, towards three to five months of lecturing and/or research.

Applications close on 1 October – don't miss out!

Find out more here: https://fulbright.org.nz/awards/nzscholar/fulbright-npmscholar/

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Friday Feature!

Kat Werry's Fulbright NZ Graduate Award took her to Harvard University, where she recently completed a Master of Laws, specialising in Criminal Justice.

Kat will spend the next few months completing a summer fellowship at the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization at Yale UniversityLaw School in New Haven, working with their Challenging Mass Incarceration, Criminal Justice Advocacy, and Mental Health Justice Clinics.

Here’s a selection of images from Kat’s time at Harvard, including her recent graduation, the changing seasons, and a certain VIP...

Congratulations on your Masters and your fellowship at Yale, Kat—way to go!

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Friday Feature!

Jason Ingham's Fulbright NZ Scholar Award has taken him to the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, where he is researching heritage and sacred architecture, with a focus on vulnerability assessment and remediation.

Recently, Jason (standing middle) travelled to Indianapolis to meet with the team from Sacred Places Indiana. Jason and his hosts will be running two research projects to support Sacred Places Indiana. The first being to develop a catalogue of heritage churches in Indiana, including a detailed study of structural condition. And the second to design a form that allows church groups to request funding from Sacred Places Indiana for building remediation. In the US an historic building is defined as one that is more than 50 years old, but Jason's initial focus will be pre-Word War 2.

More information about Sacred Places Indiana is available here: https://www.indianalandmarks.org/our-work/sacred-places-indiana/

It is always so inspiring to see our Fulbrighters out and about in the field, and a pleasure to showcase their incredible range of interests and pursuits.

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Friday Feature!

2024 Fulbright NZ Graduate Award recipient Meg Porteous is preparing to head off to Los Angeles, where she will complete an MFA in Film Directing at UCLA – but not before featuring in the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki 'Aotearoa Contemporary' exhibition!

Set to occur every three years, Aotearoa Contemporary will cultivate a new generation of artistic voices, providing a showcase for what is new and current in Aotearoa New Zealand’s diverse cultural environment. This year’s show also includes works by 2023 Graduate Award recipient Emerita Baik.

Meg’s contribution to the exhibition was three new photographic works and a short film.

Shown in the picture below is, on the left: A Shade (33 frames) Rhea, Rebecca, Marianne, Fergus, Grant, 2024, archival inkjet print, photographic stills, found family photographs. And on the right: Carrier, 2024, 18 minutes, single channel video with sound.

Ka pai, Meg, and all the best in California!

More information about 'Aotearoa Contemporary' is available here: https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/whats-on/exhibition/aotearoa-contemporary?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw2dG1BhB4EiwA998cqFWnAE3aZRDEkSKlO2TfFKu2r_UA--euCFvnBGaRTziSFfikPInGtxoCkT4QAvD_BwE

The latest edition of Bright Sparks has arrived!

Brimming with news, features, photos and more, it’s the best way to keep up to date with all things Fulbright NZ.

Visit the link below or get in touch if you’d like a hard copy.
https://fulbright.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/20240807_Bright-Sparks_Winter_2024_WEB.pdf

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Friday Feature!

Isabel Kelly's Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award has taken her to Harvard University, where she will complete a Master in Public Policy specializing in climate change policy.

Recently Isabel found time to take a trip to Tennessee, visiting Dollywood, Nashville and Memphis. It ended up being a mini music tour of the US, taking in the Country Music Hall of Fame, National Museum of African American Music, Sun Studio (where Elvis caught his break), Beale Street’s blues bars, and Nashville’s H***y Tonk Highway.

By the look of these colourful pics, it must have been a great trip!
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Don’t miss out!

Applications for the following programmes, commencing next year, close 11pm this Thursday, 1 August.

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Full details here: https://fulbright.org.nz/awards/nzgraduate/

Get your application in now!

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2023 Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Siautu Alefaio-Tugia shared with us some photos from her time in Hawai’i.

Siautu is researching Pacific-Indigenous and urban diasporic resilience across disaster and humanitarian contexts, at the National Disaster Preparedness Training Centre (NDPTC) University of Hawai’i.

“It’s been an amazing experience, and what a time to be here in Hawaii. I've been able to attend the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in Higher Education conference, and right after that it was the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture, and then American Samoa Heritage Week. I have met so many new colleagues and have accepted the special invitation to speak in Maui, in the lead up to Lahainaʻs [town on the island of Maui, Hawai’I] one-year anniversary."

Thank you for the photos Siautu! 👏

Our Programme Managers Lauren and Paul recently visited Seoul to connect with Fulbright Korea. Alongside their colleagues from across the East Asia Pacific region, they discussed best practices in supporting US Graduates.

But it wasn’t all work!
Paul and Lauren visited temples, ate delicious food and even went to the theatre.
Both Progamme Managers are thrilled to have finally met so many colleagues in person and they look forward to applying their new learning.
Thank you, Fulbright Korea, for hosting Lauren and Paul!

Are you interested in studying or researching in the US?

We will be at the Careers Expo at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington on Thursday 25 July, 11 am to 2 pm.

We'll be there to chat with you about how you apply, what you can apply for and where a Fulbright Award can take you.
See you there!

Do you want to find out more about our Fulbright NZ Scholar awards?
You can book in for a one-on-one call with our Programme Manager to discuss the application process at https://tinyurl.com/59tc8kc4.

These awards are for New Zealand academics, artists or professionals to undertake research and/or lecture in the US.

NZ Scholar Awards are valued at up to US$37,500 towards three to five months of lecturing and/or research.

Scholar Awards aren’t just for academics – we encourage professionals, artists and other leaders to apply.

Fulbright New Zealand Fulbright New Zealand Te Tūāpapa Mātauranga o Aotearoa me Amerika offers a range of exchange awards for New Zealanders and Americans wanting to study, research, teach or present in each other’s country.

Last week we congratulated our newest grantees in style, at the 2024 Fulbright NZ Awards Ceremony!

Grantees were joined by friends and whanau, along with Fulbright alumni and supporters, to celebrate their wonderful achievement. Also present were Minister of Foreign Affairs and Honorary Fulbright NZ Chairperson Rt Hon. Winston Peters, and US Consul General Sarah Nelson. Thank you to everyone who came along.

This event is the undisputed highlight of the Fulbright year and this year’s event was no exception. Our thanks to The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa for helping us put on a night to remember.

Can you picture yourself at a future Fulbright awards ceremony? Head over to our website to find out all about our various awards, including how to apply.

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Last week we congratulated our newest grantees in style, at the 2024 Fulbright NZ Awards Ceremony!

Grantees were joined by friends and whanau, along with Fulbright alumni and supporters, to celebrate their wonderful achievement. Also present were Minister of Foreign Affairs and Honorary Fulbright NZ Chairperson Rt Hon. Winston Peters, and US Consul General Sarah Nelson. Thank you to everyone who came along.

This event is the undisputed highlight of the Fulbright year and this year’s event was no exception. Our thanks to The National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa for helping us put on a night to remember.

Full details of all our 2024 grantees are available on our website.

2024 NZ Graduates: https://fulbright.org.nz/news/stage-direction-and-hate-speech-detection-feature-in-diverse-cohort-of-2024-fulbright-nz-graduates/

2024 NZ Scholars: https://fulbright.org.nz/news/language-nutrition-and-criminal-justice-feature-in-2024-fulbright-nz-scholar-awards/

2024 US Graduates, Scholars, and Axford Fellows: https://fulbright.org.nz/news/announcing-the-2024-fulbright-us-scholars-and-graduates-and-ian-axford-fellows/

Can you picture yourself at a future Fulbright awards ceremony? Head over to our website to find out all about our various awards, including how to apply.

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Coming up on Wednesday: don't miss our online info session on the NZ Scholar Awards!

These awards are for New Zealand academics, artists or professionals to undertake research and/or lecture in the US.

Awards are valued at up to US$37,500 towards three to five months of lecturing and/or research.

Scholar Awards aren’t just for academics – we encourage professionals, artists and other leaders to apply.

Register for Wednesday's session to find out more: https://fulbright.org.nz/news/outreach-2024/

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Event reminder!

This Thursday, in association with Fulbright New Zealand, and hosted by Victoria University of Wellington, the NZUS Council invites you to a fireside chat with 2024 Media Fellow and Fulbright Alumnus Pete McKenzie.

Pete will be sharing his findings on his recent trip to the United States courtesy of the Fellowship.

There are still spots left, so get in quick and email info@nzuscouncil to register!

Yesterday we enjoyed two fascinating presentations by the 2024 Axford Fellows, Megan Seeds and Rachel Levinson-Waldman.

Many thanks to IPANZ for arranging the seminar and to the Ministry of Social Development for hosting us. Thanks also to everyone who came along!

The presentations drew on Megan and Rachel’s final reports, which are now available on the Axford website.

Megan’s report, titled ‘Strategies to transform digital experience in New Zealand’s social service delivery’, is available here: https://axfordfellowships.org.nz/people-first-maintaining-trust-when-exploring-generative-ai-in-social-service-delivery/

Rachel’s report, titled ‘Social Media Surveillance in New Zealand: Landscape, Best Practices, and Guardrails’, is available here: https://axfordfellowships.org.nz/social-media-monitoring-by-new-zealand-agencies-policy-and-legal-landscape-risks-and-considerations/

Applications for next year’s Axford Fellowships close on 15 July, so if you or someone you know might be interested, make sure you get in quick! Go to the Ian Axford website for more details and to apply: https://axfordfellowships.org.nz/how-to-apply/

Fulbright New Zealand administers the Ian Axford Fellowships in Public Policy on behalf of the Ian Axford Fellowship Board.

We've just announced the recipients of the 2024 Fulbright NZ Graduate Awards!

An especially diverse range of subjects includes film directing, stage direction, organisational behaviour, indigenous law, respiratory healthcare, and hate speech detection.

Find out more here: https://fulbright.org.nz/news/stage-direction-and-hate-speech-detection-feature-in-diverse-cohort-of-2024-fulbright-nz-graduates/

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