Fellows will receive a monthly stipend that is competitive in the host country.
Fellows will also have access to supplemental funds to support:
Health insurance coverage
Childcare
Fellowship-related equipment
Fellowship-related travel (when possible)
In addition, all Fellows will have access to USD $20,000 in project budget over the 24-month period to further their research and impact. These and other budgets will be designed by the Fellow, in partnership with their Mozilla Program Officer.
Eligibilities
In addition to the criteria above, candidates for the Tech + Society Fellowship will:
Be an experienced technologist.
Reside or have work authorization in the host country.
Have relevant cultural knowledge of the host country.
Be strategically-minded and consultant-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 engagement. Engagement length is a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 2 years, with an expectation that most will go for the full two-year cycle.
Eligible Regions: Costa Rica, Tunisia, Lebanon, Brazil, Mexico, Jordan, Kenya