Application deadline
Friday, August 20, 2021
IMPORTANT: How to apply
Fill out all required information below
Attach an expression of interest that answers the following questions:
In your opinion, how does the Wikimedia movement contribute to the sustainable development goal for education (SDG4)?
How will this fellowship help you further your academic and career goals?
What excites you about working with the Wikimedia Foundation’s Education team?
Attach a recommendation letter from your academic advisor or a relevant professor.
Background
The Wikimedia Foundation’s Education team works with the education sector and a global community of volunteers to ensure that free knowledge projects like Wikipedia make a meaningful impact on global education goals. We are building a world where knowledge is available and equitable for everyone, and people have the skills and information they need to thrive in the digital age.
Purpose of this fellowship
To provide a professional experience for exceptional graduate students interested in the fields of education, technology, and development that will mutually benefit the student’s professional learning and contribute to furthering the work of the Education team at the Wikimedia Foundation.
You can learn more about the experience of our previous fellows here.
Time commitment
October 2021-June 2022 36 weeks 20 hrs/week
Benefits
This is a paid Fellowship. The Fellow will be hired as a contractor for the duration of the fellowship at $30/hr or the equivalent in local currency.
The student may also be able to arrange for course credit for their work. Upon completion of the fellowship, the fellow will be provided with a letter of reference outlining their deliverables and outcomes.
Deliverables
The fellowship manager will work together with the fellow and their academic advisor to determine the scope of work based on the student’s interest and the current projects that the education team has prioritized. Current projects and research needs include:
Wikimedia in global Higher Education
Positive youth engagement
Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom/ Media and Information Literacy
Wikidata for Education / curriculum digitization & machine learning
Deliverables will correlate with the learning outcomes outlined in the below section.
Learning Outcomes
The student will be able to explain the mission of the Wikimedia Foundation and how the work of the education team supports the Wikimedia movement’s strategy while contributing to global education goals through grassroots community engagement and strategic projects and partnerships.
The student will be able to navigate working with a global volunteer movement aimed at ensuring free access to the world’s knowledge and will be able to employ tested strategies to support online communities with offline programmatic work.
The student will develop a deep understanding of 21st century skills, and will be able to articulate how reading and editing Wikipedia supports the development of those skills.
The student will develop their ability to manage time effectively in a non-structured work environment while collaborating with a globally distributed team.
Qualifications:
Graduate student focusing on comparative education, education & technology, or similar fields of study
Fluent in at least one language other than English
Experience working in a diversity of cultural contexts
Experience working in educational institutions
Experience contributing to Wikimedia projects highly desired
How to apply:
Fill out all required information below
Attach an expression of interest that answers the following questions:
In your opinion, how does the Wikimedia movement contribute to the sustainable development goal for education (SDG4)?
How will this fellowship help you further your academic and career goals?
What excites you about working with the Wikimedia Foundation’s Education team?
Attach a recommendation letter from your academic advisor or a relevant professor.
More about the team
Who we are