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* Other details: "A fellowship project might identify a problem that has not previously been recognized, develop new policy ideas to address familiar problems, or offer a new advocacy strategy. Project themes should cut across at least two areas of interest to the Open Society Foundations. Among these are human rights, government transparency, access to information and to justice, and the promotion of civil society and social inclusion."
* Other details: "A fellowship project might identify a problem that has not previously been recognized, develop new policy ideas to address familiar problems, or offer a new advocacy strategy. Project themes should cut across at least two areas of interest to the Open Society Foundations. Among these are human rights, government transparency, access to information and to justice, and the promotion of civil society and social inclusion."


=== Code for America ===
=== Code for America Fellows ===


* Link: http://codeforamerica.org/fellows/apply/
* Link: http://codeforamerica.org/fellows/apply/
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* Duration: 11 months, starting in January each year
* Duration: 11 months, starting in January each year
* Stipend: $50,000 for 2015
* Stipend: $50,000 for 2015
* Other details: "The Fellowship is a service-year program where civic-minded developers, designers, and product managers create small startup teams and partner with a local government for a year-long collaboration. Fellows and government staff work together to build apps, foster new approaches to problem solving throughout City Hall, and tackle issues the community is facing. In the past, teams have worked on solving for access to social services, alternatives to incarceration, and new avenues for public input."
* Other details: "The Fellowship is a service-year program where civic-minded developers, designers, and product managers create small startup teams and partner with a local government for a year-long collaboration. Fellows and government staff work together to build apps, foster new approaches to problem solving throughout City Hall, and tackle issues the community is facing. In the past, teams have worked on solving for access to social services, alternatives to incarceration, and new avenues for public input."

=== Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Technology and Innovation Fellowship ===

* Link: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/jobs/technology-innovation-fellows/
* Who is eligible: US citizens
* Deadline: July 31, 2014
* Duration: two years
* Stipend: unknown
* Other details: "For technologists interested in leveraging technology to help further our mission of making financial products and services work for consumers. We're seeking talented individuals with diverse backgrounds for positions in software product development, cybersecurity, and data."


== Project Grants ==
== Project Grants ==
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