Applications for the 2024 Mozilla Fellows for Tech + Society Fellowship are now available.This fellowship is centered on the interface of technology and civil society, and it arises in part due to the power—and resource—imbalance that public interest technologists and civil society groups in the Global Majority face.
Critical civil society groups combat inequality, defend the public, and collaborate with government to serve citizens.In an era of pervasive technology, it is critical that civil society seek to address social concerns as they intersect with the digital world.Increasing collaborative effect at the interface of technology and society will assist to strengthen the relevance and sustainability of public interest movements and technologists—as well as contribute to the advancement of a more human-centered internet.
Benefits:
- This fellowship is a full-time, fully remote fellowship that is slated to begin in August 2024. Fellows will join a cohort of public interest technologists and human rights organizations from Eastern Africa, MENA, Brazil, India, and Mexico.
- The fellowship is an opportunity for technologists and civil society organizations, each with their own unique areas of expertise, to work in collaboration with one another and the cohort in shared purpose.
- The fellowship award is designed to support the whole person , including a fellowship stipend, supplementary funding, and generous wrap-around support provided by Mozilla.
Eligibility:
CANDIDATES FOR THE TECH + SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP WILL:
- Be experienced technologists, with a minimum of 3-5 years experience working in a technology-related capacity.
- Reside in or have work authorization in the country or region of the host organization. Note that organizations have location-specific parameters.
- Understand relevant cultural nuance and context of the host country. Note that organisms may have language-specific parameters.
- Be strategically-minded and collaborative-oriented, with experience in identifying problems and solutions at the intersection of technology and social justice issues.
- Be able to carry out fellowship work to an extent generally consistent with full-time commitment . Engagement length of the fellowship is a minimum of 1.5 years and a maximum of 2 years.
- Have working fluency in English.
Requirements:
- This fellowship is designed to bring technological strategists and civil society leaders together into collaboration.
- By pairing technologists [as fellows] with civil society organizations [as host organizations], the program aims to increase the impact of the organizations’ work and enhance their ability to address societal issues that intersect with technology.
Application:
The application for a Mozilla Fellowship is a two-part process: 1) registration and 2) full application. The registration form must be submitted in Fluxx by January 22 in order to be able to submit a full application.
- Registration: To begin the application process, complete the Mozilla Fellows 2024-2026 Registration Form by 22 January 2024 . Within two business days of submitting your registration, you will receive an email from @fluxx.io with instructions to set your password on Mozilla’s Fluxx portal.
The answers you provide on your registration form will become a part of your full application, and will be assessed by reviewers. Please provide accurate and complete responses to the questions on the registration form.
- Full application: To complete the full application, log in to your account on https://mozilla.fluxx.io . A full application form will be available in the “Drafts” section of the portal. Once you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email within two business days. If you have not received a confirmation email within two business days please email grants@mozillafoundation.org . The deadline for submission of full applications is February 5, 2024.
