Stanford Technology Fellowship

Stanford Technology Fellowship

STANFORD, Calif., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Four strategic partners are joining the Reuters Foundation to support the Digital Vision Fellowship Program at Stanford University for 2005. Google Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., the Grameen Technology Foundation and Mexico's Telmex Foundation are funding scholarships to bring outstanding technologists to the Stanford campus.

Digital Vision Fellows are social entrepreneurs dedicated to using information technology solutions. For the upcoming academic year, the program will focus on the following broad categories:

-- Micro-finance, remittances, and alternative currencies.
-- Low-cost Internet connectivity networks, devices, and interfaces.
-- Rural telemedicine networks, equipment, and services.
-- Social software, community-building, and learning tools.



Successful candidates are mid-career technologists and professionals from the corporate, NGO and government sectors, who wish to apply their skills to a humanitarian IT-based project in the developing world.

DV Fellows draw on the resources of Stanford University and Silicon Valley to research the needs and requirements of their projects, identify the best technology choices, create proof-of-concept prototypes, and develop sustainable business models. Some financial support is available for prototype development. DV Fellows have Visiting Scholar privileges at Stanford, including the ability to audit courses.

Fellows participate in a structured Digital Vision Program with weekly classes, seminars, and workshops. DV Fellows collaborate with faculty, students, and with each other. The program also facilitates connections between DV Fellows and its technology partners including Reuters, Google, Advanced Micro Devices, and the Grameen Technology Foundation.

The DV Program will award twelve full-time fellowships, covering all Stanford fees and expenses. Additionally, living allowances are available for fellows accepted from developing world countries. The deadline for applications for the 2005-06 academic year is Tuesday, March 15, 2005. Fellowships will be awarded after Monday, May 16, 2005. For additional information click on the "Become a Fellow" link at http://rdvp.org/ or send an email to digitalvision@csli.stanford.edu.


Source: Digital Vision Fellowship Program at Stanford University

CONTACT: Amy Sanger, +1-650-724-4069, or amy.sanger@stanford.edu, for
Digital Vision Fellowship Program at Stanford University

Web site: http://rdvp.org/

Web site: http://reuters.stanford.edu/


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