Deadline: July 12, 2026
Applications are open for the CHT Emerging Voices in AI and Society Fellowship 2026. Center for Humane Technology (CHT) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to realign the most consequential technologies with humanity’s best interests. CHT works to make sense of how consequential technologies are impacting society — and what can be done about it.
They interpret and bring clarity to a fast-moving landscape, raise the questions that technology forces us to confront, and connect day-to-day harms to the deeper systemic incentives driving them. The role is not just to sound the alarm, but to elevate the conversation, shaping the urgent ideas of our time, and to advance solutions so that people feel equipped to act.
The newly-launched Emerging Voices in AI and Society Fellowship exists because this work requires more voices than CHT currently has. They have identified five focus areas for applicants to choose from and will choose three fellows, representing unique focus areas, for the inaugural cohort. Applicants are welcome to apply for up to two focus areas.
Focus Areas
- AI and Cognition
- AI and Relationships
- AI and Surveillance
- AI and Spirituality
- Inside the Machine: AI From a Technologist’s Perspective
Benefits
Fellows will receive a $30,000 stipend based on the completion of key milestones for the program. Additionally, fellows will receive:
- Bi-weekly guidance from the Senior Director of Strategy and Impact
- Light support from CHT’s Research Team
- Editorial, communications, and graphic design support across deliverables
- Media training and media placement support via CHT’s PR agency
- A CHT email address and access to select CHT Slack channels for the duration of the fellowship
- Listing on CHT’s public fellows page
Eligibility
The fellowship is open to applicants outside the United States. CHT is looking for mid-career experts from interdisciplinary backgrounds with media experience and excitement to apply to the fellowship program. You might be:
- A researcher or junior faculty member in psychology, sociology, philosophy, cognitive science, communications, or science and technology studies who has been studying the human impacts of technology
- A policy analyst or former government official who has been working on AI governance, digital rights, or platform accountability
- A journalist or writer who covers technology and society
- A civil society advocate or organizer who has been working on tech accountability, digital rights, or community impacts of AI and brings the perspective of the people most affected
- Someone who came up inside the tech industry who has insight on how these systems are built and what drives the decisions behind them
You’re a good fit if you:
- Published op-eds, essays on Substack, or peer-reviewed work that you can also explain to a general audience
- Have spoken at conferences where your ideas reach people outside your immediate field
- Have an active on social media and are building a following around their ideas
Expectations
As part of the completion of the fellows program, fellows are expected to:
- Complete one flagship output — a research piece, long-form essay, or report intended for public impact that will be leveraged across formats (video, social, etc.)
- Write 1–3 op-eds placed in target outlets and/or published on CHT’s Substack
- Participate in one podcast episode on Your Undivided Attention or another CHT platform, where a good fit
- Participate in CHT’s broader content and media ecosystem
- Attend three mandatory cohort meetings and mandatory bi-weekly check-ins with the Senior Director of Strategy and Impact
Application
In order to apply, you will need to submit:
- A 1-2 page research proposal for each topic (you may apply for up to two) describing your proposed research, why the questions are worth answering, and how it aligns with CHT’s framing
- A CV or resume (2 pages max)
- A two-minute video recording of yourself describing why you are a good fit for the position
- A writing sample demonstrating research and analysis (a paper, working paper, or blog post)
For more information, visit CHT Emerging Voices in AI and Society Fellowship.
