Are you passionate about climate justice and digital rights? If so, we invite you to apply for the Green Web Fellowship today! ⚡
The Green Web Foundation is pleased to announce its call for the next group of fellows. We are looking for five dedicated individuals in the fields of digital rights and climate justice who are eager to bridge the gap between these two essential movements. By joining the Green Web Fellowship, you can embark on a six-month paid part-time journey that includes peer learning and the opportunity to develop a community-based project that contributes to digital rights and climate justice.
Important dates:
- Application deadline: 31 October 2023
- Start of scholarship: 07 December 2023, with a duration of six months
Who we're looking for:
A successful scholar must:
- Be a professional active in the digital rights and/or climate justice movements, enthusiastic about exploring ways in which these movements can collaborate and support each other.
- Have a well-defined project that serves the community you are part of and actively connects the digital rights and climate justice movements in a practical way.
- Act to create a fairer and more sustainable future, promote collaborative spaces within their communities and embrace self-reflection in their practice.
- Being affiliated to an organisation or working independently.
We recognise that the impacts of climate change disproportionately affect the global south, including people of colour, indigenous and traditional communities, local groups and specific ethno-racial populations. We encourage people who identify themselves as Most Affected People and Areas (MAPA) to apply and promote projects developed by or in close collaboration with affected communities. Proposals can vary in terms of maturity and readiness, so we invite you to assess the feasibility of your proposal or suggest ways to make it a reality.
Ready to apply? Go to the registration form
Advisory Committee 2023/2024:
- Heather Milton - Whitening: Indigenous Just Transition Consultant, Founding Member of the Native Youth Movement
- Lori Regattieri: Sustainable and Fair Technology Consultant, Founder of the Eco-Media Platform, Former Senior Trusted AI Fellow at the Mozilla Foundation
- Catarina Muya: Green Web Foundation Fellow 2023
Benefits of the Scholarship:
Scholarship holders will receive:
- A €6,000 grant to compensate for your time
- A project budget available on request for employees, materials, travel and other project-related expenses
- Mentoring from experienced professionals in internet greening, climate justice, digital rights and facilitative leadership
Scholarship holders' responsibilities:
Scholars are expected to:
- Dedicate 5 hours a week to your scholarship for a period of 6 months
- Design and implement a scholarship project that contributes to digital rights and climate justice
- Take part in weekly cohort calls and participate in self-directed learning while openly documenting your experiences
- Write monthly blog posts sharing your journey of companionship and learning
Why this communion?
The Green Web Fellowship aims to bridge the gap between the digital rights and climate justice movements. Whether you're a technologist, researcher, activist or policymaker, if you're interested in the intersection of these fields and see the potential in a project, this fellowship is tailor-made for you!
This programme is based on the insights and opportunities identified by the Green Screen coalition and the commissioned landscape analysis of this intersection.
Previous successful projects include a climate litigator improving his open data practices for more effective legal activism in Latin America, a web developer gaining climate justice expertise to improve the sustainability of a large open source project, and a digital policy maker creating resources for digital security and reliable climate information for climate justice activists in the global south.
What to expect:
Fellows will dedicate half a day a week to working on their fellowship project, participating in weekly collaborative cohort calls and learning from their colleagues and other professionals in the field. They will also share their experiences through monthly blog posts and present their projects in mid-term and final presentations to a wider audience.
To find out more about previous scholarship holders and their projects, visit our website.
With the support of: Ford Foundation. Read more about the scholarship and our first two cohorts.
Any doubts? Feel free to get in touch with katrin@thegreenwebfoundation.org with the subject line: ⚡
Join us in creating a greener, fairer digital world! Apply for the Green Web Fellowship today. ⚡
