Fellowship Timeline

Community

The Fellowship Program follows the p5.js' community statement.

Regular Cohort Meetings

At the start of the fellowship, an introductory meeting with all 2025 fellows will take place virtually. Fellows are encouraged to build community with their cohort during regular Zoom meetups and over Discord.

Talks and Workshops

Processing Foundation's Mentor Partners and alums will provide online talks and workshops to this year’s cohort. These sessions are meant to create connections and support knowledge-sharing within the community. Fellows will also engage in town hall forums with our partner program pr05 and present their work at the public showcase.

Professional Development

Throughout the fellowship, the program considers the fellows' specific needs and connects them with industry professionals and community partners. Once the program is completed, fellows are invited to join the Processing Foundation Alum Network.

Project Documentation

• Progress updates must be posted after each progress meeting with the fellow’s mentor.
• Fellow projects are featured on the Processing Foundation’s website, along with the fellow’s bio, images, and a link to the project. These materials must be provided by the start of the fellowship and updated at the end.
• Final online documentation of fellowship projects is required. Documentation can take many forms—a GitHub repository, a series of video tutorials, a website, etc. We are open to what fits best for the work, in terms of format.

Project Legacy

Fellowship projects must be open source.

Project legacy is an important component of fellowships. We encourage applicants to think about how projects may support future sustainability or archiving of the work.

This includes, but is not limited to: code commenting and reusability, documentation, prioritized to do lists / roadmaps (if there’s more to do after your fellowship is completed), laying out infrastructure that enables others to carry on, summary of discoveries for research-focused projects, etc.

Stipend

The stipend for the 2025 Fellowship is $10,000 USD. The stipend will be paid in four installments: $2,500 USD at the start of the fellowship, the remaining split throughout the fellowship, and the remainder upon completion.

Mentor Partners

We are honored to partner with the following organizations to provide multidisciplinary mentorship to our 2025 fellows:

• Arab Image Foundation
• Data Garden Collective
• Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation
• MIT Open Doc Lab
• The Unusual Suspects Theater Company

Jury Partner

• The Music Center

Additionally, the Processing Foundation supports projects in partnership with art institutions you are connected to, work with, or are in community with. If your organization wants to learn more about partnership opportunities, please contact foundation@processingfoundation.org.

FAQ

Can I submit more than one proposal?

We can only review one proposal per applicant, so please submit the idea you're most excited about.

If I’m applying as part of a team, should all members submit the same proposal or just one application on behalf of the team?

Good question. You should only submit one application on behalf of the entire team.

I'm forming a team to submit an application. Should I include biographical information of each team member, or should I only focus on the biographical information of the team representative?

Please include as much biographical information as possible for each team member. The jury committee would love to learn about how each member's background complements the others as a collective.

Can the Processing Foundation help me find a team?

While we cannot provide direct support to organize your team, we've created a Discourse thread for you to self-organize and seek potential teammates.