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Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
Just Tech Fellowship
Amount
Up to $60,000
Deadline
Jun 28, 2026
Odds
Not published
Effort
3 to 5 hrs
Can you get this?
✓Must reside in the US during fellowship year
✓No degree required; any citizenship welcome
✕Full-time students are not eligible to apply
✓Must engage with technology and society questions
✓Open to artists, journalists, researchers, practitioners
Your real odds
Cohort sizes are not published, but selectivity is high across a rigorous multi-criteria national review.
The applicant pool spans social scientists, artists, journalists, and technologists, so you are competing across disciplines, and reviewers want to see both a clearly defined existing practice and a specific, feasible one-year project before advancing your application.
What it takes
Draft personal statement (written or video)3 to 5 hrs
Write work proposal covering five key areas1 to 2 weeks
Gather CV and two work samples2 to 4 hrs
Submit via online portal1 hr
Worth knowing
The selection criteria explicitly reward Fit with the Fellowship, so applicants who explain how the cohort model and mentoring will strengthen their particular project, rather than their field in general, are more likely to advance.
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