just tech fellowship

The Social Science Research Council invites proposals from researchers working at the intersection of technology and society for the Just Tech Fellowship.

The Just Tech Fellowship supports rigorous, original, and community-grounded work that addresses pressing questions about how technology shapes society and public life. The program is designed for researchers, artists, and practitioners whose work advances thoughtful, practical, and imaginative approaches to how technology is designed, governed, and experienced in public life.

The fellowship welcomes applicants from a wide range of fields, methods, and career paths. Just Tech Fellows include artists, journalists, community-based researchers, social scientists, humanists, technologists, and others whose work expands public understanding of technology and contributes to more informed and accountable technological futures.

What Fellows Commit To

Project Advancement

Dedicate sustained time over the fellowship year to advancing a proposed project. Fellows are expected to make substantive progress and to share the development of their research with the cohort.

Cohort Participation

Participate in monthly virtual gatherings and attend one in-person research workshop during the fellowship year. Engagement in these shared spaces is central to the program’s collaborative model.

Mentoring

Engage in individualized mentoring over the course of the fellowship year to support the development of the proposed project.

Collaborative Exchange

Share work in progress, offer thoughtful feedback to peers, and contribute to a rigorous, interdisciplinary exchange across fields and practices.

Reporting and Evaluation

Participate in program evaluation activities and submit one midterm report and one final report reflecting on project progress, outcomes, and future directions.