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Harvard Kennedy School is currently accepting applications for its Carr-Ryan Center Technology and Human Rights Fellowship 2026–2027. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Academic & Professional Growth
Fellows join twice-monthly virtual discussions to refine their research and exchange ideas.
Access to on-campus convenings each semester, fostering collaboration and intellectual exchange.
Opportunities to audit classes, meet Harvard faculty, and engage with experts across the university.
Fellows can lead student study groups and participate in broader learning opportunities at Harvard Kennedy School.
Networking & Collaboration
Fellows become part of a global cohort of 10–15 participants, building connections across disciplines.
Exposure to diverse professionals including academics, human rights advocates, and leaders in law, healthcare, journalism, and education.
Research Support
The fellowship provides a structured environment to advance projects toward publication.
Fellows’ work is aligned with cutting-edge research on surveillance capitalism, democracy, and digital-age political theory.
Financial & Logistical Support
Travel subsidies are provided for on-campus convenings.
Access to Harvard’s resources and intellectual community without the burden of full tuition or fees.
Open to early-career, mid-career, and senior theorists, researchers, and practitioners.
Past fellows include post-docs, academics on sabbatical, human rights advocates, and professionals from diverse fields (law, healthcare, journalism, education, etc.).
Projects should connect to:
Shoshana Zuboff’s The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (2019) and her 2022 paper.
Mathias Risse’s Political Theory of the Digital Age (2023).
Apply for Harvard Kennedy School Carr-Ryan Center Technology and Human Rights Fellowship
