Fellowships & Awards Blog

Mozilla Technology Fund Seeks Projects at Intersection of AI, Environmental Justice

The program’s third cohort will provide $300,000 to artificial intelligence projects making a positive impact in ecosystems and human communities.

Reflecting on Mozilla’s Creative Media Awards, and Preparing for Their Next Era

The internet is becoming more and more entwined with our individual lives and with society at large. We want artists who create art — literature, documentaries, games, exhibitions — around this nexus.

Dr. Abeba Birhane: Advocating For AI That Centers Marginalized Groups

This is a profile of Dr. Abeba Birhane, a Mozilla Senior Fellow in Trustworthy AI

Mozilla Fellowship & Awards News: June-July 2023

Looking to learn more about or engage with Mozilla Fellows and Awardees around the world? Stay up-to-date with regular updates about these leaders and their work by reviewing the current and upcoming news and announcements below.

Mozilla Welcomes Dr. Ziyaad Bhorat, New Responsible Computing Challenge Fellow

Dr. Bhorat will help educators in the U.S. develop curricula that blend computer science and ethics.

Five organizations building and growing data donation platforms in the open

At the Data Futures Lab, we work to shift power in the data economy from a few companies to many users, builders, and communities across the technology spectrum. This year, through our Prototype Fund, we set out to explore how data donation initiatives were modeling alternatives to top down or exploitative data relationships.

Mozilla’s Responsible Computing Challenge Opens Applications In India

Mozilla and USAID are awarding 10 grants out of a pool of $250,000 to institutions in India; awards will help shape the next generation of technologists

AI Forensics: The Detectives Researching AI Harms

This is a profile of Mozilla Technology Fund awardee AI Forensics. A non-profit which investigates influential algorithms. It was previously known as Tracking Exposed, a project which had been pioneering new methods to hold big tech platforms accountable since 2016.

Africa Innovation Mradi Research Grants Will Examine AI’s Impact on the Continent

Mozilla is providing grants from $5,000 to $10,000 USD to individuals and organizations studying the impact of AI on communities in Eastern and Southern Africa

Funding Building Blocks for a Better Data Ecosystem

The Data Futures Lab’s new Infrastructure Fund will provide awards of up to $50,000 for tools that fuel a more fair data economy.

There’s Something Fishy in Our (Google) News Feed: Algorithmic Disinformation

This is a profile of Mozilla Technology Fund awardee CheckFirst. Through their CrossOver project, they have been investigating disinformation peddled through algorithmic content recommendations on platforms such as Google News, Twitter, and YouTube in eight French-speaking countries and regions.

Fellow Research: As AI Companies Scale Datasets, They Scale Hate, Too

New research by Mozilla Fellow Dr. Abeba Birhane and others reveals how expanding AI training datasets leads to disproportionately more bias and discrimination