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Stanford PACS Digital Civil Society Lab Non-Residential Fellowship 2020

Stanford PACS Digital Civil Society Lab Non-Residential Fellowship 2020

Partially Funded
Country: USA
City: California
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Applications are now open for the Stanford PACS Digital Civil Society Lab Non-Residential Fellowship 2020. The  Stanford PACS Non-Resident Fellowship supports social sector leaders to dedicate time to working on ideas. Further,  that apply to broad swaths of civil society but that may not quite fit into their “day job.”  The fellowship provides time, space, expertise. Also,  financial support to help turn ideas into prototypes or action. To build a cohort of fellows to support ongoing learning and community.

Topics

All applicants are responsible for designing, proposing, and implementing projects of their choice within the purview of one of two fellowship tracks:

  • Track 1: Digital Civil Society: Fellows will be primarily affiliated with the Digital Civil Society Lab (DCSL). Further,  at the Stanford  PACS Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. DCSL fellows will join CCSRE fellows for orientation week in January 2020. Also,  will work closely together as part of the same cohort throughout the yearlong fellowship term.
  • Track 2: Race and Technology: This year, between one and three fellowships will support fellows working on a challenge related to racial equity. Further,  These fellows will be hosted by the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity in partnership with DCSL and the Stanford Institute of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. These fellows will join DCSL fellows for orientation week in January 2020 and will work closely together as part of the same cohort throughout the yearlong fellowship term.

Benefits

All fellows will receive:

  • A $20,000 stipend, paid at the beginning of the fellowship, to support work on a year-long project.
  • Further, A week-long in-person convening of the cohort on the Stanford campus, January 20-24, 2020.
  • Travel support to cover the cost of attending the January 2020 week-long convening.
  • Project support up to $5,000 to support additional project-related travel also expenses as appropriate.
  • Mentorship from fellowship directors and access to fellowship alumni from previous cohorts.

Eligibility

The Non-Resident Fellowship is open to applicants 18 years of age or older who meet the following conditions:

  • Meet all submission deadlines and submit the application in English;
  • Commit to spending twelve months undertaking a project addressing one of two topical tracks: Digital Civil Society, or Race and Technology;
  • Commit to contributing a final written report, video or audio interview;
  • Likewise, Commit to attending a week-long convening of the fellowship cohort at Stanford University, January 20-24, 2020. This week involves an introduction to the Lab and its research goals also activities, opportunities to meet other communities on campus, independent time to interact with scholars and research institutes on campus and in the area, and the development of individual year-long work plans. Further, fellows are encouraged to engage with and imagine/identify additional collective activities for their cohort.
  • Please note that your initiative cannot involve a political campaign or legislative lobbying efforts.

Specifications

Type of Opportunity Scholarships and Fellowships
Deadline30 September,2019
CountryUSA
CityCalifornia
Open toAll
OrganizerStanford University

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