Stanford University. Teams of two or more undergraduate, graduate students or postdoctoral fellows working in disciplines relevant to media and technology, (e.g., computer science, engineering, data science, statistics, communications, journalism, the digital humanities, design, and business) are encouraged to apply. All grant recipients must have an active affiliation with Stanford University during the time they will be receiving funding as a grantee. Magic Grants can complement fellowships or similar unrestricted funding from other sources. Students who already have partial funding for the proposed project are also encouraged to apply. Applications may be submitted directly by students, with supporting material and involvement from faculty. Faculty are eligible to apply and be considered primary team members, but students should lead the projects.
Columbia University. We seek applications from teams of Columbia University students, faculty, alumni, and researchers, and their collaborating partners, working in areas relevant to media and technology (and specifically journalism, communications, the digital humanities, statistics, computer and data science, engineering, design and business).
Bicoastal Teams. The Brown Institute has forged a unique connection between Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism and Stanford School of Engineering. As such, we are particularly interested in supporting “bicoastal” Magic Grants proposals, those with teams that have at least one member associated with each university meeting the institutional eligibility requirements listed above.