{"id":200,"date":"2025-08-20T15:29:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/?page_id=200"},"modified":"2026-03-11T09:52:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:52:42","slug":"fellowships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/fellowships\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Being in fellowship is a powerful vehicle for change. By bringing together researchers, practitioners, and community leaders with diverse perspectives, our year-long fellowship program creates space for new collaborations and insights that wouldn\u2019t emerge in isolation. Fellows challenge one another, share knowledge across fields, and deepen their ability to communicate complexity in public life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline\">Open Call<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/trust-and-storytelling-fellowship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" src=\"\/misi\/files\/2026\/03\/MISI-TRUST-STORYTELLING-HEADER-1-1024x490.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/files\/2026\/03\/MISI-TRUST-STORYTELLING-HEADER-1-1024x490.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/files\/2026\/03\/MISI-TRUST-STORYTELLING-HEADER-1-636x305.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/files\/2026\/03\/MISI-TRUST-STORYTELLING-HEADER-1-768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/files\/2026\/03\/MISI-TRUST-STORYTELLING-HEADER-1-1536x736.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/files\/2026\/03\/MISI-TRUST-STORYTELLING-HEADER-1-2048x981.png 2048w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/files\/2026\/03\/MISI-TRUST-STORYTELLING-HEADER-1-1628x780.png 1628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>MISI is now accepting applications for its 2026-2027 Trust and Storytelling Fellowship (TAS). For more details on the open call and to apply by March 27: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/trust-and-storytelling-fellowship\/\">https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/misi\/trust-and-storytelling-fellowship\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline\">Current Fellows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our 2025-2026 fellows are a dynamic cohort of Boston University faculty and practitioners in and around the Boston area. A mix of scholars, activists, creatives, and community leaders, this year&#8217;s 15 fellows are each working to advance and reimagine climate communication that results in greater public trust.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-video responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lIPWhGSLJWo?si=oCgQ3Iy2bu0XdAEh\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div 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