Funded Fellowship at Stanford Digital Civil Society Lab for Civil and Social Projects

Deadline:

30 September, 2019.

Location:

USA

(Paid Opportunity)

Description

NON-RESIDENT FELLOWSHIPS – DIGITAL CIVIL SOCIETY LAB

The Non-Resident Fellowship supports social sector leaders to dedicate time to working on ideas that apply to broad swaths of civil society but that may not quite fit into their “day job.” The fellowship provides time, space, expertise, and financial support to help turn ideas into prototypes or action.

More Details

Each fellow will pursue a project or set of activities of their own design over the course of the fellowship. Applicants pursuing projects that are already in progress, as well as projects that may not be fully completed within one year, are eligible to apply.

Fellows are expected to engage as a cohort with the other Non-Resident Fellows as well as with Stanford postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and student researchers.

The selection process will take into consideration the following criteria:

Potential impact
- Does the project address a question or challenge that is broadly relevant across civil society?
- Will the project contribute significant new knowledge or create substantial positive change?
- Does the Fellow demonstrate a deep understanding of the issue their project addresses?
- Will the Fellow and the project benefit from engagement with an academic research community?

Quality of project proposal
- Is the project plan thoughtful and well-articulated?
- Have potential risks and challenges received adequate consideration?
- Are goals, timelines, and deliverables realistic?
- Has the applicant identified potential partnerships that will catalyze the project?

Opportunity Focus Areas:

Civil engagement.
IT.
Social Studies.

Required Languages

English.

Eligible Countries

ALL WORLD COUNTRIES.

Program Period

One year.

August 26, 2019: Application period opens
September 30, 2019: Application period closes
October 2019: Judging process and interviews of short-listed candidates
November 2019: Fellowship recipients announced
January 2020: Cohort begins with weeklong convening at Stanford University from January 20-24

Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)

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 spend twelve months undertaking a project addressing one of two topical tracks: Digital Civil Society, or Race and Technology;
Commit to contribute a final written report, video or audio interview;
Commit to attend a week-long convening of the fellowship cohort at Stanford University, January 20-24, 2020.
Please note that your initiative cannot involve a political campaign or legislative lobbying efforts.

Opportunity Cost

(Paid Opportunity)

All fellows will receive:

A $20,000 stipend, paid at the beginning of the fellowship, to support work on a year-long project.
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 and expenses as appropriate.
Mentorship from fellowship directors and access to fellowship alumni from previous cohorts.