Lifecycle: { "status": "closed; cohort period underway/upcoming", "edition": "2026 and 2026–27", "cadence": "annual/open call", "duration": "up to eight months or full academic year", "renewable": null, "dates": { "deadline": "2025-12-05T23:59:00-05:00" } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": { "monthly_max": 6250, "annual_max": 75000, "currency": "USD", "funding": "competitive limited pool; partial/full or external funding" }, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "stipend where awarded", "workspace", "Harvard libraries and campus resources", "community programming" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "countries": [ "global with visa eligibility where needed" ], "applicant": "established and rising scholars and practitioners proposing public-interest AI and technology research", "age": null, "education": "academic and practitioner pathways; technical projects have recommended qualifications", "institution": "residence in Cambridge encouraged; nonresident considered case by case", "exclusions": [] } Application: { "opens": null, "deadline": "2025-12-05T23:59:00-05:00", "decision": null, "start": "2026-09-01 academic-year track", "end": "2027-08-31 academic-year track", "url": "https://cyber.harvard.edu/page/open-call-fellowship-applications-2026-and-2026-2027", "materials": [ "CV", "1–2 page cover letter", "2–3 page proposal", "1–3 work samples", "two professional references" ], "selection_stages": [ "interdisciplinary merit and fit review", "reference checks for finalists" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [ { "name": "Berkman Klein Center", "role": "program owner" } ], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "Public program leadership is captured; a complete current recipient roster was not available at review time." }, "history": { "launched": 1996, "editions": [], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "2026–27 selected fellows", "individual funding decisions" ] Source conflicts: []