The SNF Agora Visiting Fellows program supports the institute's mission of strengthening global democracy by enabling?us to integrate a broader range of people into our work. The program recruits a cohort of fellows from diverse sectors, disciplines, backgrounds, and ideologies to join the institute to work with our permanent faculty, researchers, and students. We welcome applicants from civil society, government, industry, media,?academia, the arts,?and other fields.
We ask fellowship candidates to propose specific fellowship projects they want to pursue. These projects may be undertaken at any time within the fellowship year (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026).
While this is a non-residential fellowship, to support a vibrant and collaborative community, SNF Agora Visiting Fellows are expected to come to JHU's campuses in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. to meet the terms of their project. Visiting Fellows also participate - in person to the extent possible - in regular workshops, seminars, and other programs at the institute, in the larger Johns Hopkins community, and beyond.
For this 2025-26 cycle,?in addition to our general call for proposals, we invite proposals in two focus areas: (1) AI for the public good and (2) modernizing civics education at the university level. Learn more about these focus areas below.
We also invite proposals for projects on other topics; for these we strongly recommend identifying a connection to ongoing areas of scholarship at the institute. Learn more about our scholarly projects here.
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Focus Area 1: AI for the public good
As AI rapidly develops, cities need to make sure that its promise to drive better governance and inclusive economic growth is realized. The institute seeks fellows aiming to harness AI's transformative technology to strengthen urban communities, government and the economy, including in the City of Baltimore. Potential fellows may be start-up founders, business leaders, labor organizers, technologists, or others interested in using AI for the public good in an urban context.
Focus Area 2: Modernizing civics education at the university level
The economic, technological, political, and socio-demographic shifts of the 21st century necessitate a citizenry with new skills and capabilities, and a commitment to the public good. Civics education is where these skills and orientations are developed. The institute seeks fellows aiming to support our discovery, design, and implementation of strategic efforts to enhance the civic education of Johns Hopkins students and university students in general. Potential fellows may be civic educators, civic practitioners from the public and non-profit sectors, artists, and researchers.
General Call: Collaborations with institute faculty
The institute welcomes applications from practitioners whose work would benefit from collaboration with our faculty - advancing their scholarly projects and our mission. In your fellowship proposal, please indicate which faculty member(s) you would like to work with and elaborate on the project.
Applicants from a variety of backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The institute is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and reiterates its full support of? Johns Hopkins's policies and statements in this regard.?We add to these policies our own commitment to selecting visiting fellows without regard for political preference or educational background. rv
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