Global Policy Fellowship Program of the ITS – Institute for Technology and Society is now accepting applications for the year 2023. The ITS invites researchers, professionals, and students to apply for the ITS 7th edition, which has previously welcomed 25 fellows.
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Opportunity Description
Global Policy Fellowship Program of the ITS – Institute for Technology and Society is now accepting applications for the year 2023. The ITS invites researchers, professionals, and students to apply for the ITS 7th edition, which has previously welcomed 25 fellows. The previous fellows were from several countries who shared a common interest in Technology and its interfaces with Law.
The selected candidates for Global Policy Fellowship 2023 will choose one of three primary areas of knowledge as follows to develop their research:
- Rights and Technology: This category of the ITS Global Policy Fellowship includes content moderation, generative artificial intelligence, personal data protection, techno diversity, metaverse, and the future of the web;
- GovTech: The GovTech category of the fellowship will work on new development models, sandbox and regulatory innovation, distributed technologies, and digital identity;
- Democracy and Technology: This topic includes civic engagement, disinformation, quadratic voting, the future of work, and others.
Candidates who want to expand their knowledge about the Brazilian technological context can benefit from this unique opportunity can apply for the Global Policy Fellowship Program 2023. The Institute for Technology and Society Global Policy Fellowship is an intensive four-week program comprising meetings with ITS partners in Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, and São Paulo.
Fellows may stay in Rio de Janeiro for the entire period of the Program. To do so, they may discuss with ITS whether to visit longer or shorter. In such a case, the fellows are responsible for the entry visa and the costs related to the extended stay.
Important Dates and Details
- Applications Deadline: 20 March 2023
- Final Candidates Result: 03 April 2023
- Program Duration: 03 July 2023 – 28 July 2023
- Host Organization: Institute for Technology and Society (ITS)
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Degree Level: Research
- Gender: Male/Female
- Medium of Instruction: English and Portuguese
- Number of Opportunity: N/A
- Duration: 1 Month
- Funding Type: Fully-funded
- Eligible Country: All
- Research Areas:
- Rights and Technology
- GovTech
- Democracy and Technology
Benefits of the Global Policy Fellowship
The Global Policy Fellowship will cover the following expenses:
- Lodging during trips outside Rio;
- Roundtrip air tickets between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo;
- Roundtrip air tickets between Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia;
- One night’s accommodation in Brasilia.
Applicants are responsible for the followings:
- Air tickets to Brazil and the home countries;
- Four-week accommodation during their stay in Rio de Janeiro;
- Other personal costs of stay in Brazil, but those mentioned above;
- Visa fees (if required).
Requirements of the Global Policy Fellowship
All interested applicants must meet the following requirements to apply for the Global Policy Fellowship:
- Must be a citizen of countries but Brazil;
- Applicants should be proficient in English, and fluency in Portuguese is not mandatory;
- You must be a student, researcher, and professional with a Master’s, Ph.D., or MBA degree;
- Be engaged in public policy and the Internet debates
The Fellows must:
- Present their professional experience and research topics to the ITS team;
- Issue a brief article online about their fellowship experience in Brazil;
- Cooperate with the ITS team in publications;
- Attend meetings and lectures with public agents, lawyers, press, and industry representatives;
- Recognize research projects with the ITS team;
- Deliver a lecture during the International School of Law and Technology in Rio in July 2023.
How to Apply for the Global Policy Fellowship?
To apply for the Global Policy Fellowship, submit an online application form by entering the link below:
For more information about the Global Policy Fellowship, please visit the official website of the Institute for Technology and Society or address any questions through renata@itsrio.org.
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