Fellowship Program
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes an interdisciplinary and diverse community of academics and practitioners to join the Center as fellows in its mission to engage the challenges and opportunities of cyberspace.
Fellowships Overview
Please see the 2025-2026 Fellowship Open Call for the most detailed information about the application process. To begin. the application process, continue below. A detailed FAQ is also available for additional information.
Fellowship Open Call
Fellowship FAQ
Fellowship Application & Application Instructions
For the 2025-26 academic year, the Berkman Klein Center is inviting fellows to partner with faculty and staff on one or more of our workstreams, including:
- AI Interpretability Ethics and Implications
- Agentic AI Protocols and Risk Mitigations
- Artificial General Intelligence Futurecasting and Policy Development
- Tech, Tools, and Practices for Improving University Discourse
- Safety Solutions for Social Media
Fellows may lead a project of their own and/or work closely with faculty leads and Berkman Klein staff on initiatives tied to one or more of these categories. The ratio of independent to collaborative work may vary depending on the workstream and the faculty member leading it.
We expect fellows to contribute to and benefit from the Center in various ways during their appointment. This may include:
- Designing, co-developing, and attending events, both public and private
- Creating, collaborating on, and promoting publicly accessible artifacts (such as policy recommendations, product prototypes, and white papers)
- Testing, providing feedback on, and sharing new tools developed by our Applied Social Media Lab.
Additional information is shared below for quick review. We encourage you to read the FAQ as well to help address any questions you may have.
Application Tracks
- Academic fellowships for full-time faculty members
- Post-doc fellowships for scholars who have recently completed their PhDs or equivalent
- Non-academic fellowships for accomplished practitioners from outside the academy
Time and Location Commitments
- Full fellowship term: September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026
- Residency: Fellows must be in residence in Cambridge, MA from at least September 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026.
- Workspace: Fellows have access to BKC offices on Harvard Law School campus.
- Expectations: Fellows should be free of most regular commitments to fully engage in the fellowship.
Financial Support Options
- Fellowship funding: Stipends up to $75,000 are available.
- External funding/paid sabbatical: BKC provides a supplemental $10,000 to complement an external funding source.
- Applicants that are based in the United States but are not United States citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents (“green card” holders) must ensure that their immigration status allows for the receipt of a stipend.
- Fellows are responsible for tax reporting on their stipends. Please see more information on Harvard’s Policies page.
University Resources
- Workspace: A shared office/coworking space is provided at the Berkman Klein Center in Lewis International Law Center (located at 1557 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138)
- Library Access: Fellows receive full access to Harvard's libraries and research facilities for their full fellowship term.
- Courses: Fellows may seek opportunities to audit classes (with professor permission).
- Teaching: Opportunities to teach may be arranged on a case-by-case basis directly with each school and respective academic administrators.
International Applicants
We work with the Harvard International Office to sponsor visa paperwork for eligible international Fellows. Please visit the HIO website for visa application details.
