This program is core to Data & Society’s dual mission of producing rigorous research that can have impact, and supporting and connecting the young but growing field of actors working on the social, cultural, and political effects of data.

Fellows – current and past – are academics, coders, artists, journalists, activists, lawyers, tech industry actors, and community organizers united by both excitement and concern over the implications of data’s increasingly central role in reconfiguring society. We are engaged, individually and together, in building pathways to interrogating and articulating those implications and developing frames that can help society address emergent tensions.

Let us know if you have questions. Inquiries about the fellowship should be directed to [email protected]. Questions about the program or process will not reflect negatively on your application.

The work and well-being of the Data & Society Research Institute is strengthened by the diversity of our network and our differences in background, culture, experience, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and much more. We welcome applications from people of color, women, the LGBTQIA community, and persons with disabilities.