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Fast, affordable Internet access for all.
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:
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.”
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.
Joined by an array of leading broadband experts, infrastructure investment fund managers, institutional investors, private equity, and venture capitalists will gather in the nation’s capital next week for a day-long in-person conference to discuss and explore the digital infrastructure and investment asset profile required to support a 21st century information economy.
As part of 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 fellowship applicants looking to further their studies on broadband access, adoption, equity, and use.