Call for applications - International Fulbright Science & Technology Awards

Fulbright New Zealand invites applications for the most prestigious international scholarship in science and technology - the International Fulbright Science & Technology Awards. Valued at over NZ$350,000 each, these awards are for promising graduate students to undertake fully-funded PhD study at top American universities in fields of science, technology or engineering.

Approximately 40 awards are offered each year to graduate students from around the world who demonstrate unique aptitude and innovation in scientific fields, leadership potential and the ability to be a cultural ambassador for their country. Candidates are nominated by their home country’s Fulbright commission and selected by rigorous international competition.

Fulbright New Zealand has been successful in nominating five candidates in the competition’s first four rounds – the latest being physicist Jonathan Squire from the University of Otago – and anticipates fielding more world class applications for this year’s awards.

The closing date for applications to Fulbright New Zealand is 3 May 2010

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