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We are excited to share this funding opportunity from the Center for Humane Technology (CHT). This announcement is labeled as short notice because the sponsor's deadline occurs in fewer than two weeks. CHT's Emerging Voices in AI and Society Fellowship is seeking an inaugural cohort of fellows whose work will aid CHT's mission to realign the most consequential technologies with humanity’s best interests. More information about the fellowship award can be found in the synopsis and links below. For a full list of currently open opportunities that have been announced through our office, please visit our new Current Opportunities web page. As a reminder, our Research Development team is available to provide proposal development support to FAS ladder faculty.

 

Center for Humane Technology's Emerging Voices in AI and Society Fellowship

  • OSP Deadline: Not applicable for awards made to individuals 
  • Sponsor Deadline: July 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET
  • Award Amount: $30,000 stipend for six-month fellowship beginning September 14, 2026 through March 18, 2027

 

Program Overview

 

Center for Humane Technology (CHT) is a nonprofit organization working to make sense of how consequential technologies are impacting society — and what can be done about it. CHT's work focuses on interpreting and bringing clarity to a fast-moving landscape, raising the questions that technology forces us to confront, and connecting day-to-day harms to the deeper systemic incentives driving them. The newly launched Emerging Voices in AI and Society Fellowship is seeking three fellows who can bring research expertise and rigorous, interdisciplinary perspectives to the public conversation around AI. The fellowship is designed to support mid-career experts interested in understanding and addressing how AI's systemic incentives and design choices are impacting human cognition, relationships, and societal structures. CHT's role is not just to sound the alarm, but to elevate the conversation, shaping the urgent ideas of our time, and to advance solutions so that people feel equipped to act. 

 

Stipend payments will be based on completion of three milestones tied to a flagship output: a research piece, long-form essay, or report intended for public impact that will be leveraged across formats (video, social, etc). The fellowship is fully remote and fellows are expected to work 15 hours a week, overlapping with Eastern Time for at least 10 hours per week. There may be one in-person gathering at the close of the fellowship term. In addition to the stipend, fellows will receive: 

  • Bi-weekly guidance from the Senior Director of Strategy and Impact

  • Light support from CHT's Research Team 

  • Editorial, communications, and graphic design support across deliverables

  • Media training and media placement support via CHT's PR agency

  • A CHT email address and access to select CHT Slack channels for the duration of the fellowship

  • Listing on CHT's public fellows page

 

Focus Areas

  • CHT has identified five focus areas and will choose three fellows, representing unique focus areas, for the inaugural cohort. Applicants may apply for up to two focus areas. 
    • AI and Cognition
    • AI and Relationships
    • AI and Surveillance  
    • AI and Spirituality
    • Inside the Machine: AI From a Technologist's Perspective
 

Eligibility Criteria

  • Mid-career researchers, writers, practitioners, and thinkers with media experience and demonstrated expertise in AI and its societal implications.
  • The fellowship is open to applicants outside of the United States. 
  • Applicants are encouraged to review the Who Should Apply section of the program announcement for additional details of fit with this opportunity.
 

Application Materials

  • 1-2 page research proposal for each area of focus (applications may include up to two focus areas)
  • CV or resume (2 pages maximum)
  • A two minute video recording of the applicant, describing why they are a good fit for this position
  • Writing sample demonstrating research and analysis
  • Agreement that the applicant is in alignment with CHT's framework
  • Applicant's statement of United States citizenship or eligibility to work in the U.S. (applicants who do not meet this criterion will still be considered)
 

Additional Information and Resources

 

Applications are submitted directly to the Emerging Voices in AI and Society Fellowship portal. Final selection of fellows will be made by the CHT leadership team. Offers to successful applicants will be extended in mid-August 2026, with onboarding materials provided ahead of the September start date.

 

Applicants are encouraged to review fellowship expectations and details about each of the five Focus Area pillars. Visit the fellowship web page for FAQs and a brief program overview video from CHT's Senior Director of Strategy and Impact, Camille Carlton.

 

Intellectual property terms are governed by the fellowship agreement. For questions, applicants may contact CHT or Camille Carlton.  

 

Questions from FAS or SEAS faculty about this opportunity may be directed to research_development@fas.harvard.edu.

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RESOURCES

Research Development maintains a Sample Proposal Library of successful proposals from recent award recipients that are available to FAS and SEAS faculty by request; please email Research Development to request to view a proposal. For more information on Research Development's resources—including lists of internal funding programs, early career funding programs, and sabbatical fellowships—please visit the Funding Opportunities web page. 
 

SEARCH FOR OPPORTUNITIES WITH PIVOT

All Harvard affiliates can search for opportunities and set up alerts using Pivot, a searchable database of federal and private funding opportunities. Information on Pivot, including a one-page user guide, and other funding opportunity databases available to the Harvard community can be found on the Funding Databases web page.
 

PIVOT CURATED SEARCHES

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