Deadline: 17-Jan-23
Mozilla and USAID are excited to announce that Responsible Computer Science Challenge (RCSC) applications are officially open in Kenya.
Mozilla and USAID are awarding 10 grants from a pool of $250 000 USD to innovation hubs and accredited institutions of higher education in Kenya that embed ethics into computer science programs and curricula.
Funding Information
At least 10 grants of 25 000 USD, or 3 million KSh, will be awarded.
What they fund?
- Mozilla finds, supports, and connects movement partners building a more open, inclusive internet and more trustworthy AI. Through fellowships and awards, we bolster people and bold ideas that can shape a more human-centered internet.
- These leaders build new technology, develop toolkits and curricula, run campaigns, prototype solutions, and influence policy around the globe to:
- Reimagine new norms, policies, infrastructure, and technologies that protect and empower individuals and communities online.
- Illustration of a person fixing the word “web”
- Reconstitute more — and more diverse — groups in the development, deployment, and management of the technologies that make up the web.
- Illustration of a scale with a corporation on one side and a person thinking on the other side
- Rebalance power online, shifting it back to individuals and communities.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to qualify, RCSC applicants must be based in Kenya; focused on undergraduate computing-related education; and demonstrate how ethics will be integrated into computing-related curricula or pedagogy.
For more information, visit https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/mozillas-responsible-computer-science-challenge-opens-applications-in-kenya/