Requirements

Who can apply

• Individuals only. Teams cannot apply.

• You must be legally able to receive grant and stipend funds from Mozilla Foundation where you live and work.

• You need a bank account in your own name that can accept US funds.

• You do not need US citizenship, residency or work permission.

• Your project must have a charitable purpose and benefit the public. It should be mainly technical (except the Creative Advocacy spot).

Track I: Embedded Fellows

• Rising mid-career builders who have built and shipped meaningful projects or research.

• You must be based in Chile, Germany, Indonesia, Nigeria or the United States, or be able to work remotely across time zones.

• You pick one host: BASAibu (Indonesia), Fundación Kamanau (Chile), LAS Art Foundation (Germany), Quantum Village (USA) or Slum & Rural Health Initiative (Nigeria).

Track II: Independent Fellows

• Senior, recognized innovators with a proven record of independent leadership.

Other conditions

• You must be able to take part fully for 12 months from 1 June 2027.

• Applications must be in English. Translation tools are welcome.

• You may keep a job or be a student during the Fellowship.

• An idea or wireframe is fine, but you must show a path to a working tool within 12 months.

Preferred (not required)

• A public link to your work, such as a code repository, demo, dataset, paper or recording.

• Being able to attend in-person events. In-person activities are not mandatory, but Mozilla gives preference to those who can attend.