Foundation/Fellowships
Fellowships
Mozilla Foundation has run Fellowship programming since 2011. Since its inception, Mozilla Foundation has hosted 208 unique Fellows across 37 countries. In 2026, the Fellowships program moved from the Grants department to the department of Imagination and Strategic Growth.
Today's Mozilla Fellows
In it's current form, the Fellowships Program declares the future of tech imagination. Each Fellow is doing something too early, too unexpected or too big for the usual funding circuits to have caught up with yet.
The Fellowship Program in broken into two tracks:
- Independent Fellows. These Fellows are supported directly by Mozilla Foundation to pursue self-directed work, selected for their vision, autonomy and ability to move a field forward on their own terms.
- Embedded Fellows. These Fellows are placed within civil-society host organizations, to prove that people-centered technology is something you can build well.
Meet our current cohort of Fellows here.
The Fellowships Program is managed by Kat Cadungog (Program Manager, Fellowships).
Mozilla Fellowship History
The Mozilla Foundation has hosted 13 types of Fellowships since 2011. The Fellowship history is listed in alphabetical order alongside each year's cohort.
Common Voice
Program Duration: 2020-2021
As part of the Common Voice Fellowship, four fellows from Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania were selected as leaders in the open voice technology space. These Fellows have led the growth of the platform, connected the project to diverse stakeholders and championed the value of having more investment in African Languages.
2020
- Josh Meyer
- Remy Muhire
2021
- Britone Mwasaru (African Innovation Mradi)
- Kathleen Siminyu (African Innovation Mradi)
- Rebecca Ryakitimbo (African Innovation Mradi)
Fellows in Residence
Program Duration: 2017-2020
Fellows in Residence were situated inside Mozilla Foundation to grow the “braintrust’ of experts working with Mozilla in Trustworthy AI, Open Source Technology, and Privacy.
2017
- An Me Chung
- Kaitlyn Thaney
- Matt Thompson
- Phillip Smith
- Steve Song
2018
- Brett Gaylor
- Meghan McDermott
- Rennee DiResta
- Richard Whitt
2020/2021
- Anouk Ruhaak
- Camille Francois
- Julia Reinhardt
Mozilla Fellows in Media
Program Duration: 2017
In 2017/2018, Mozilla Fellows cohort were joined by media producers. These makers and activists created public education and engagement work that explores topics related to privacy and security. Over their fellowship year they worked closely with the Mozilla Fellows cohort to understand and explain the most urgent issues facing the open Internet.
2017
- Hang Do Thi Duc
- Joana Varon
Open DoTT (Open Design of Trusted Things) Fellowship
Program Duration: 2019
This Fellowship operated as an innovation training network for doctoral researchers to obtain a PhD in trustworthy IoT (Internet of Things)
2019
- Cayla Key
- Felipe Fonseca
- Jens Ewald
- Namrata Primlani
- Sarah Kiden
Open Internet Engineering Fellowship
Program Duration: 2019
This Fellowship aimed to build a community of network engineering experts to bring core internet infrastructure to the Global South. Fellows are embedded in Host Organizations, denoted here.
2019
- Irene Misoi | Internet Society
- Jabhera Matogoro | Internet Society
- Mohammad Abdul Awal Haolader | Network Startup Research Center
- Seun Ojedeji | Network Startup Research Center
Open News Fellowship
Program Duration: 2011-2016
Creative technologists were places in newsrooms to work on open-source tools. Fellows are embedded in Host Organizations, denoted here.
2011/2012
- Cole Gillespie | Zeit Online
- Daniel (Dan) Schultz | Boston Globe
- Laurian Gridinoc | BBC
- Mark Boas | Al Jazeera (English)
- Nicola Hughes (Guo) | The Guardian
2012/2013
- Annabel Church | Zeit Online
- Brian Abelson | New York Times
- Friedrich Lindenberg | Spiegel Online
- Manuel Aristarán | La Nacion
- Mike Tigas | ProPublica
- Noah Veltman | BBC
- Sonya Song | Boston Globe
- Stijn Debrouwere | The Guardian
2013/2014
- Aure Moser | Ushahidi/Internews Kenya
- Ben Chartoff | Washington Post
- Brian Jacobs | ProPublica
- Gabriela Rodriguez | La Nacion
- Harlo Holmes | New York Times
- Marcos Vanetta | Texas Tribune
2014/2015
- Frances Tseng | New York Times, Washington Post
- Juan Elosua | La Nacion
- Julia Smith | CIR
- Kavya Sukumar | VOX Media
- Linda Sandvick | The Guardian
- Livia Labate | NPR
- Tara Adiseshan | New York Times, Washington Post
2015/2016
- Christine Zhang | Los Angeles Times
- Dan Iair Zajdband | The Coral Project
- Lisa Muth (Rost) | NPR
- Martin Shelton | The Coral Project
- Nicky Case (Nicklaus Liow) | Frontline
- Pietro Passarelli | VOX Media
- Sandhya Kambhampati | CorrectT!V
Open Science Fellowship
Program Duration: 2015-2019
Fellows infused open-source practices and principles into scientific research. Each Fellow's Host Organization is listed here.
2015
- Christie Bahlai| Michigan State University
- Jason Bobe | Mt. Sinai Institute of Genomics and Multiscale Technology
- Joey (Joseph) Lee | University of British Columbia
- Richard Smith-Unna | University of Cambridge
2016
- Danielle Robinson | Oregon Health & Sciences University
- Kirstie Whitaker | University of Cambridge
- Teon Brooks | Stanford Center for Reproducible Neuroscience
- Bruno Vieira | Queen Mary University of London
2017
- Amel Ghouila | Institut Pasteur de Tunis
- Chris Hargerink |Tilburg University
2018
- Alexander Morley | Oxford University
- André Maia Chagas | University of Sussex
- Ciera Martinez | Berkeley Institute for Data Science
- Daniela Saderi | Oregon Health & Sciences University
- Julia Lowndes | National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, NCEAS
- Kadija Ferryman | Data & Society Research Institute
2019
- Caleb Kibet | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
- Kostas Stathoulopoulos | Nesta
- Piers Gooding | University of Melbourne
- Rian Wanstreet | University of Washington
Open Web Fellowship
Program Duration: 2015-2019
Installed bright young minds at leading nonprofits to advise and act on topics like security, privacy and equality online.
2015
- Andrea Del Rio | Association for Progressive Communications
- Drew Wilson | Free Press
- Gem Barrett | Open Technology Institute
- Paola Villarreal | American Civil Liberties Union
- Tennyson Holloway | Public Knowledge
- Tim Sammut | Amnesty International
2016
- Berhan Taye | Center for Intellectual Property and Information (CIPIT)
- Éireann Leverett | Privacy International
- Etienne Maynier | Citizen Lab
- Jennifer Helsby | Freedom of the Press Foundation
- Matt Mitchell | ColorofChange
- Siddharth Rao | European Digital Rights
- Steffania Paola Costa di Albanez | Derechos Digitales
- Suchana Seth | Data & Society Research Institute
2017
- Aleksandar Todorović | Stitching Bits of Freedom
- Bram Abramson | Citizen Lab
- Carlos Guerra | Derechos Digitales
- Freddy Martinez | Freedom of the Press Foundation
- Maya Wagoner | Brooklyn Public Library
- Nasma Ahmed | MPower Change
- Orlando Del Aguila | Majal
- Rebecca Ricks | Human Rights Watch
- Rishab Nithyanand | Data & Society Research Institute
- Sarah Aoun | Hollaback!
- Sarah Kiden | Research ICT Africa
2018
- Bruna Zanolli | Artigo 19
- Danae Tapia | Stichting Bits of Freedom (Bof)
- Darius Kazemi | Code for Science and Society Inc
- Gabriela Ivens | WITNESS Inc.
- Maggie Haughey | The Tor Project, Inc.
- Maya Richman | Astraea Foundation, Inc.
- Phi Requiem | Derechos Digitales
- Sam Muirhead | Creative Commons
- Selina Musuta | Consumer Reports
- Sukhbir Singh | Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
- Valentina Pavel | Privacy International
2019
- Amelia Winger-Bearskin | MIT Co-Creation Studio
- Anouk Ruhaak | AW AlgorithmWatch gGmbH
- Aurum Linh | Stichting Digital Freedom Fund
- Daniel John Leufer | Access Now
- Emmi Clay Bevensee | Anti-Defamation League
- Francesco Lapenta | DataEthics.eu
- Harriet Kingaby | Consumers International
- Leil Zahra Mortada | WITNESS Inc.
- Narrira Lemos de Souza | Derechos Digitales
- Petra Molnar | European Digital Rights
Responsible Computing Challenge
Program Duration: 2018-2023
2018
- Kathy Pham
2022
- Dr. Chao Mbogho (African Innovation Mradi)
- Crystal Lee
- Jocelyn Streator
- Kathy Pham
2023
- Jibu Elias
- Ziyaad Bhorat
Senior Fellowships
Program Duration: 2022-2026
2022
- Abeba Birhane
- Amber Sinha
- Apryl Williams
- Bogdana Rakova
- Brandi Geurkink
- Kristophina Shilongo (African Innovation Mradi)
- Lori Regattieri
- Neema Iyer (African Innovation Mradi)
2023
- Jasmine McNealy
- Julia Keseru
- Lucy Purdon
- Tarcizio Silva
2024
- Christo Buschek
- Esra'a Al-Shafei
- Louis Barclay
- Paz Peña
- Roya Pakzad
- Sayash Kapoor
Tech & Society Fellowships
Program Duration: 2020-2026
Tech & Society Fellows work in partnership with civil society organizations as a builder to promote open-source and human-centered technology.
2020
- Alexandra Argüelles | Centro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez
- Amarelu | Federation of Organs for Social and Educational Assistance (FASE)
- Brian Obilo | Katiba Institute
- Jessica Chemali | Legal Agenda
- Julie Richard | EQUIS Justicia para las mujeres
- Nadine Moawad | Culture Resource (Al Mawred Al Thaqafy)
- Odanga Madung | Poverty Eradication Network
- Reem Al Masri | Febrayer Network, International Media Support
- Shemeer Padincharedil | Mahila Sewa Trust (MST)
- Tarcizio Silva | Ação Educativa (Education Action)
2024
- Angela Chukunzira | Siasa Place
- Aziz Tworo | Coalition for Grassroots Human Rights Defenders
- Eduard Martín-Borregón | Documenta
- Khaled Koubaa | L'Art Rue
- Marcelle Chagas do Monte | Peregum
- Nada Kabbary Mousa | Arab Reform Initiative
- Priya Goswami | SOPPECOM
- Sarra Hannachi | Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights
- Thiane Neves Barros | Associação Data Labe
- Virginia Brussa | GIRE
Tech Policy Fellowships
Program Duration: 2017-2019
Individuals examined the interplay of technology and public policy — and crafted legal, academic, and governmental solutions
2017
- Alan Davidson
- Amba Kak
- Amina Fazlullah
- Camille Fischer Salonga
- Caroline Holland
- Cori Zarek
- Gigi Sohn
- Jason Schultz
- Linet Kwamboka
- Marília Monteiro
2018
- Ayden Ferdeline
- Chukwuyere Izuogu
- Clara Tsao
- Jon Rogers
- Stefania Koskova
- Tarun Krishnakumar
- Terah Lyons
2019
- Chenai Chair
- Divij Joshi
- Fieke Jansen
- Frederike Kaltheuner
- Jonathan McCully | Stichting Digital Freedom Fund
- Karolina Iwańska | Fundacja Panoptykon
Other Fellowships
Program Duration: 2016-2025
2016
- Jon Rogers | University of Dundee
- Loraine Clark
2018
- Camille Francois
- Dave Gehring
- Julia Kloiber
- Karen Kornbluh
- Peter Bihr
- Thomas Lohninger | epicenter.works - Plattform Grundrechtspolitik
2019
- Guillaume Chaslot
- Oleg Zhilin
2020
- Caroline Sinders
- Deborah Raji
- Umang Bhatt
2021
- Amber Case
- Matt Mankins
2024
- Jennifer Toomey
- Nicholas Piachaud