The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is now accepting applications for fellowships for the 2011-2012 academic year!

*They are currently accepting applications through two distinct channels:*

·         First, they are accepting applications for a specific fellowship opportunity: our *academic fellowship* <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/academic20112012> for rising early-to-mid career academics.

·         Second, they are accepting applications for fellowships through our *annual open call* <http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/opencall20112012>.  
The academic fellowship is intended for a rising scholar who will use the period of the fellowship to develop his/her teaching and research career and produce compelling, potentially paradigm-shifting contributions to our understanding of cyberspace.  It is a stipended fellowship and residency in Cambridge, MA is required.  The deadline for applications for the academic fellowship is 11:59 p.m. ET on November 15, 2010.

Their annual open call for fellowship applications is an opportunity for academics and practitioners working on issues related to Internet and society to apply to be part of the Berkman fellows community.  Stipends and administrative determinations are made on a case-by-case basis, and residency in Cambridge, MA is preferred, though in lieu of residency, routine visits to Cambridge are required.  The deadline for applications through our open call is 11:59 p.m. ET on December 15, 2010.

More information about the academic fellowship can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/academic20112012.

More information about our annual open call for fellowship applications can be found athttp://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/opencall20112012. 

A Fellowship Program FAQ can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships/faq.

-Devendra

Devendra Dilip Potnis, PhD, MPA, MS

Assistant Professor

School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee

Suite 442 Communications Bldg., 1345 Circle Park

Knoxville, TN - 37996