Detail of Scholarship:
The Fellowship Applications, Academic Year 2023-2024 offered for international students. The Harvard University provided this opportunity for international students to study in the USA. This scholarship provides an opportunity to complete a Fellowship degree-level program(s) in the field(s) of cyberspace at Harvard University. Students are strongly advised to apply for this scholarship position before the last date i.e. 09 Jan 2023. The Fellowship Applications, Academic Year 2023-2024 provide Partial Funding as a scholarship benefit to the successful candidates.
The Fellowship Applications, Academic Year 2023-2024 is for those students who are willing to complete their Fellowship degree(s) in the field(s) of cyberspace, in the USA on scholarship.
Short Detail of Fellowship Applications, Academic Year 2023-2024:
 Institute Name: |
Harvard University |
 Country to Study in: |
USA |
 Courses Offered: |
cyberspace |
 Degree Level: |
Fellowship |
 Students Nationality: |
international students |
 Scholarship Award: |
Partial Funding |
 Last Date/Dead Line: |
09 Jan 2023 |
International Students: Open Call for Fellowship Applications, the Academic Year 2023-2024. The scholarship enables participation in Harvard University-taught Fellowship-level programs in the field of cyberspace. The scholarship application deadline is January 9, 2023.
At Harvard University, there is a research institution called the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society that specializes in the study of cyberspace. The center was started at Harvard Law School and has historically concentrated on legal matters relating to the internet.
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society is currently accepting fellowship applications for the academic year 2023–2024 through their open call. It is a partially funded fellowship and a fantastic chance for academics who are eager to spend 2023–2024 living in Cambridge, Massachusetts as a part of the Center’s active research and practice community and who want to engage in a collaborative, cross-disciplinary, and cross-sectoral exploration of the most crucial issues relating to the Internet. A select few components are offered in this fellowship program. They aim to keep our fellowship viable for participants while retaining the variety of possibilities and unique environment that fellows have both benefited from and strived to create. They do this by drawing on experience engaging fellows over the last 20 years.
Scholarship Benefits:
Stipend: Those who apply for financing from the Berkman Klein Center and those who apply backed by external money are the two ways that applicants might be selected for the fellowship program through the open call.
Funding for the Berkman Klein Center: The Center only has a small budget to sustain fellows. Those selected through the open call for applications as BKC-funded fellows are eligible to receive stipends of $75,000. It is guaranteed that the first half of the stipend will last for the first half of the year. To exchange comments, assess engagement, and check on research progress, we will hold a mid-year review with fellows. If scholars are on track, at this point we will clear the way for financing for the second half of the year. We plan to provide three fully sponsored fellowships in 2023-2024.
External funding: These applicants provide their own financial assistance in the form of a grant, scholarship, sabbatical, or another similar arrangement. In addition to this money, the Berkman Klein Center will provide a $10,000 stipend that can be utilized for the housing, travel, and research costs. We plan to provide at least three externally supported fellowships in 2023–2024.
Applicants may opt to be considered under both funding pathways.
Please be aware that fellowships obtained through this open call are not considered to constitute employment, and fellows will not be eligible for severance compensation or layoff benefits once their fellowships are complete.
One’s immigration status must permit the receiving of a fellowship stipend if they are based in the US but are neither US citizens nor Lawful Permanent Residents (“green card” holders).
The tax reporting of fellows’ stipends is their responsibility.
You may read more about the fellowship stipends provided by Harvard University here.
Requirements Criteria for Scholarship:
Applications from academics, professionals, inventors, engineers, artists and others who are dedicated to comprehending and furthering the public interest are greatly valued. Fellows represent a diverse range of academic specialties and life experiences.
There are some academic fellows. They welcome scholars who are post-docs or professors for the academic year 2023–2024. Please be aware that they will not be accepting new fellows for the 2023–2024 academic year. (They will devote the entire year to helping Harvard students through different kinds of programming, and they may entice students from other universities to apply by using other strategies like our research sprints.)
Fellows from a variety of fields and professions, such as programmers, entrepreneurs, lawyers, legislators, activists, journalists, educators, and others, have developed successful careers outside of academia.
Many people balance various interests and wear multiple hats at the intersections of their skills. The careers of fellows may be beginning, restarting, moving forward, inquiring about, or changing direction.
They will give preference to and choose fellows for the 2023–2024 academic year who have a track record of advancing intellectual and public discourse in their field of study.
For the 2023–2024 academic year, they will give preference to and choose fellows who have a track record of advancing scholarly and public discourse in their field of study.
The fellowship selection process is a complex blend of art and science that takes into account factors unique to each applicant as well as the makeup of the entire fellowship class. To find out more about our selection process and considerations, please visit our FAQ.
International applicants: Berkman Klein Center works with the Harvard International Office (HIO) to sponsor immigration paperwork for our eligible international fellows. An outline of the visa application process and requirements may be found on the HIO website at:Â http://hio.harvard.edu/scholar-visa-process.
How to Apply for Scholarship:
Applications will be accepted until Monday, January 9, 2023, at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Applications will be submitted online through the Berkman Klein Application Tracker at:Â http://brk.mn/2324apply.
Instructions for creating an account and submitting an application through BKC’s Application Tracker may be found here.
PDF attachments you will be required to upload include the following. Please consider this information carefully and ensure your attachments meet these requirements:
- A current resume or C.V.
- A personal statement that responds to the following three questions. Responses to each question should be between 250-500 words; the personal statement should not exceed 1500 words in total.
- What is the research you propose to conduct during a fellowship year? Please
- describe the problems are you trying to solve;
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- outline the methods which might inform your research; and
- tell us about the public interest and/or the communities you aim to serve through your work.
- Why is the Berkman Klein Center the right place for you to do this work? Please share thoughts on:
- how the opportunity to engage colleagues from different backgrounds — with a range of experiences and training in disciplines unfamiliar to you — might stimulate your work; and
- the skills, connections, and insights you are uniquely suited to contribute to the Center’s community and activities.
- How does your personal background inform and influence your research?
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- A PDF of 1-3 work samples for a public audience, such as articles, op-eds, and events
- should connect to the project proposal in some way, or help to demonstrate the feasibility of the project proposal. Please submit these samples as one combined PDF. Do not include more than three samples; we will only review the first three samples.
- Applicants should ensure that their names are included on each page of their application material
- Application questions you will be asked to answer directly within the Application Tracker:
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- Title of your fellowship proposal
- Does your research align with one of the areas of interest outlined in the call for applications? This initial selection will help us to support building connections among fellows and between fellows and ongoing work at BKC, but is of course not meant to constrain future research and exploration.
- Is there a Berkman Klein Faculty Director whose research or teaching interests align with yours? If so, please select the Director from the list.
- If you selected a particular Faculty Director, please briefly describe how your work and interests connect to that director. [optional]
- Current primary affiliation or organization
- In what sector do you primarily work?
- If from within academia, what will your status be during the 2023-2024 year?
- What is your primary discipline?
- If you have one, what is your secondary discipline? [optional]
- Country of national origin
- Current country of residency
- In the 2023-2024 year, we expect that fellows will approach their fellowship and its research as a full-time job. How will you fund your fellowship?
- If you will have external funding, please describe the source and associated commitments. [optional]
- Previous involvement in Berkman Klein Center programs [optional]
- Any additional information you’d like to share with us [optional]
- Demographic data [optional]
If contacted for an interview and requested, applicants should be prepared to share reference letters from two references. Reference letters are not required as part of the initial submission of an application.
- describe the problems are you trying to solve;
- What is the research you propose to conduct during a fellowship year? Please