Ford Mozilla Open Web Fellowship of $60,000

Deadline: 31 December 2014

The Ford Foundation and Mozilla have come together to announce the Ford Mozilla Open Web Fellowship program designed to find emerging technical leaders who have a passion for Internet policy and advocacy. The fellowship will commence from 15 February 2015 for a duration of 10 months to create better technical understanding among civil society and policy makers. It will also create a stronger affirmative agenda that creates better public awareness of Internet policy issues, and improved cross-sector coordination.

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Host organizations

Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellow will be working in one of the following nonprofit organizations:

Public Knowledge.
Amnesty International.
Free Press.
Open Technology.
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation.

Benefits

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A stipend of $60,000 will be paid in 10 monthly installments. In addition to that Fellowship also provides supplements for housing, childcare, health insurance, moving expenses, and helps pay for research/equipment and travel expenses.

Eligibility Criteria

All those candidates who have a knack for coding and an interest in contributing their skills to internet policy projects are welcome to apply for the Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellowship.
Women and other under-represented participants in technology are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Process

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