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Benton Announces New Call for Fellowship Applications
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In its ongoing effort to support a new generation of broadband scholars, practitioners, and advocates, the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society has put out the call for new Opportunity Fund Fellowship applicants for the 2023-2024 cycle.
The Institute is looking for fellowship proposals that are particularly focused on:
- Coalitions and capacity building at the state and local levels to implement and influence broadband programs
- The extent and impact of digital discrimination
- Building sustainable, affordable broadband for BEAD and beyond
- The impact of broadband on communities - the benefits and the vulnerabilities
- Evaluation frameworks to measure the impact of broadband funding
While that is not an exhaustive list of possible proposals, the Institute says it will “welcome other proposals of critical importance to our field that can better inform our current or emerging broadband policy debates,” adding that “we especially welcome applications that focus on historically marginalized communities.”
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Fellowships will range from $5,000 to $20,000 with a tenure ranging from 6 months to 2 years.
The application deadline is August 15.
More information about the fellowship can be found here. Questions about the fellowship opportunity should be emailed to fellowships@benton.org.
Previous fellowships include Dr. Christopher Ali, Associate Professor with the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia, which aided Ali’s research and writing of the book Farm Fresh Broadband: The Politics of Rural Connectivity; and the Biden-Harris administration’s nominee for FCC Commissioner and now Executive Director of the American Association for Public Broadband Gigi Sohn.
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