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Berkman Klein Fellowship Program 2019-20

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Eligibility

Open for all

Region

United States

Award

An opportunity to be a fellow at Berkman Klein Center, Harvard University

Deadline

Closed

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About The Program

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Security invites applications from people working on challenges related to Internet and society, which may relate with ongoing work at the Berkman Klein Center and may expose their community to new opportunities and approaches. Through this annual open call, the institute seeks to advance their collective work and give it a new direction and deepen and broaden the networked community across backgrounds, disciplines, cultures and home bases.

EligibilityDeadline Date: Closed

This scholarship is open for all who feel that a year as a fellow in the centre's variegated community would accelerate their efforts and contribute to their ongoing personal and professional development. Applications are encouraged from the following:

  • Scholars
  • Practitioners
  • Innovators
  • Engineers
  • Artists

 and others committed to understanding and advancing the public interest who come from and have interest in countries industrialized or developing, with ideas, projects or activities in all phases on a spectrum from incubation to reflection.

Benefits

The selected fellows will have the opportunity: 

  • To work in the diverse multi-cultural environment of the Berkman Klein Center. It is a pedestal for some of the world’s most innovative thinkers and changemakers to come together to hone and share ideas, find camaraderie and spawn new initiatives.
  • The program encourages and supports fellows in an inviting and playful intellectual environment with community activities designed to foster inquiry and risk-taking.
  • To identify and expose common threads across fellows’ individual activities; and to bring fellows into conversation with the students, staff, faculty and broader community at the Berkman Klein Center.
Documents

The following documents are required to be attached along with the application: 

  • An updated Resume/CV
  • A personal statement responding to certain questions which should contain between 250-500 words; the personal statement should not exceed 1500 words in total.
  • A copy of a recent publication or an example of relevant work. For a written document, for instance, it should be on the order of a paper or chapter and not an entire book or dissertation, the sample should be in English.
  • Two letters of recommendation sent directly from the reference.
How can you apply?

Follow the steps to apply:

Step 1: Click here for the application link. 
Step 2: Register at the portal. 
Step 3: Fill in the required details. 
Step 4: Attach the necessary documents. 
Step 5: Submit the application.

More Details
Selection Criteria

The fellowship selection is a mixture of art and science, the application of the candidate is reviewed by the Center's senior staff and faculty directors and their board of directors make final decisions about Berkman Klein Center fellowship appointments.  The review is based on a number of factors some of them include:

  • The Center’s needs and composition of the fellowship class
  • Achievements that are relevant to the candidate. For example, the institution does not expect practitioners developing a new idea to have numerous publications, although they will expect that of an academic.
  • Additionally, less tangible but equally important traits are considered including intellectual rigour, vision, research skills, curiosity, openness, kindness, commitment to the public interest and much more.
Terms and Conditions

The personal statement of the candidate should answer the following questions: 

  • What is the research the candidate proposes to conduct during a fellowship year? 
    • Outline the methods which might inform the candidate's research.
    • Tell us about the public interest and/or the communities the candidate aims to serve through his/her work.
    • Describe the problem the candidate intends to solve.
  • Why is the Berkman Klein Center the right place for the candidate to do his/her work? Please share thoughts on:
    • How the opportunity to engage colleagues from different backgrounds with a range of experiences and training in unfamiliar disciplines might stimulate the candidate's work?
    • Which perspectives the candidate might seek out to get help filling in underdeveloped areas of his/her research?
    • What kinds of topics and skills the does candidate seek to learn with the Center that is outside of his/her primary research focus and expertise?
    • The skills, connections and insights the candidates are uniquely suited to contribute to the Center’s community and activities.
  • How does the candidate's personal background inform and influence his/her research?

Terms and conditions: 

  • Applicants will be asked in the Application Tracker to select two of the following topic areas explored at the Berkman Klein Center that resonate with their interests and research. This initial selection will help the institute to support building connections among fellows and between fellows and ongoing work but is of course not meant to constrain future research and exploration. The topic areas from which to choose:
    • Education, Libraries & Digital Humanities; Ethics and Governance of AI; Governance of Technology & the Internet; Internet Health; Justice, Equity & Inclusion; Media, Democracy & Public Discourse; Privacy & Security; and Technology & the Law.
  • Questions related to stipending will be answered directly within the Application Tracker system. Please describe non-Berkman Klein funding or employment that might support during the course of the fellowship, and provide other information that would allow us to assess the need for funding.
  • Fellows appointed through the open call are not eligible to purchase health insurance through Harvard University, nor are they eligible for Harvard University housing.  
  • Fellows are able to acquire Special Borrower privileges with the Harvard College Libraries and are granted physical access into Langdell Library (the Harvard Law School Library).
  • Fellows often audit classes across Harvard University, however, they must individually ask for permission directly from the professor of the desired class.
  • Fellowship terms run for 1 year, from September through August.
Contact Details

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
23 Everett Street, 2nd Floor,
Cambridge, MA 02138

Phone: (617) 495-7547
Email: hello@cyber.harvard.edu

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FAQ's

Q. Will I receive updates on the status of my application before the final decision is made? 
A. Due to a large number of applications received and the dynamic nature of the review process, the institute is unable to give updates or answer questions about the status of specific applications.

Q. I can not come for a full year, but would like to have a fellowship for a 3-4 month period.  Am I still eligible?
A. Unfortunately, the Center does not typically select fellows who will spend just a short period of time here in Cambridge. It does not currently have a formal program or application process for hosting visitors for short periods.

Q. Who reviews applications?
A. Berkman Klein Center senior staff and faculty directors review applications and the board of directors make final decisions about Berkman Klein Center fellowship appointments. 

For more information, click here.

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