Ian Axford Fellowships in Public Policy Programme 2027 – YOA

Deadline: April 21, 2026

Applications are open for the Ian Axford Fellowships in Public Policy Programme 2027. The mission of the Ian Axford Fellowships in Public Policy programme is to extend mutual understanding between the United States and New Zealand. Axford Fellows are anticipated to grasp and help this mission. To help this understanding, Fellows are required to attend an orientation programme held every February in Wellington.

The Fellowship is in candidates who can contribute to up to date coverage priorities in New Zealand. Fellowships might be between three to 5 months in period. Applicants ought to talk about a timeline choice with their potential host company, however the Axford board will resolve what size Fellowship they resolve to supply chosen Fellows. 

Benefits

The entitlements embody:

• Returns airfares to New Zealand. 
• A stipend of:
  • Fellows on paid go away with full wage will obtain a residing allowance of NZ$1,500 per 30 days on high of their salaries. 
  • Those on paid go away with partial wage will obtain an allowance of NZ$2,500 per 30 days on high of their salaries. 
  • Those unable to acquire paid go away from their US employer will obtain an allowance of NZ$5,000 per 30 days.
• Fellows with dependents (no matter what number of) will obtain a dependent allowance NZ$500 per 30 days. Additionally, a most contribution of NZ$3,000 can be contributed in direction of dependents flights. 

Eligibility

To be eligible, you should: 

• Be a US citizen with at the very least 5 years’ expertise in your occupation. 
• Be a mid-profession skilled lively in any part of the general public, enterprise or non-revenue sector. 
• Be a possible chief and opinion-former in your chosen subject. 
• Have an curiosity in studying out of your expertise in New Zealand and able to placing to efficient use in the US, any coverage classes realized.

Application

• You should complete and submit the application form by the application deadline. A powerful application is one the place candidates present that their proposed undertaking will inform coverage in New Zealand and the United States and contribute one thing of worth to their coverage subject.
• You should additionally submit all required help paperwork by the application deadline. 
• You should organize for 3 references to be submitted by the application deadline, in the format outlined in the Guide for Referees document.

For extra data, go to Ian Axford Fellowships.