Responsible Computing Challenge
Forecasted
Responsible Computing Challenge supports faculty-led undergraduate curriculum projects linking computing with humanities and social sciences to help students build more responsible technology.
Funder: Mozilla Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Letters of Intent) | February 2027 (Full applications)
Funding Amounts: Up to $125,000 per institution for up to two years
Summary: Supports faculty-led undergraduate curricula connecting computing and STEM with humanities and social sciences to advance responsible technology.
Key Information: Open to accredited U.S. higher education institutions; standalone computing ethics courses without curricular integration are ineligible.
Description
The Responsible Computing Challenge (RCC), jointly supported by Mozilla Foundation and the Mellon Foundation, funds interdisciplinary curricular models that connect Computer Science and related STEM fields with inquiry in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Faculty-led projects develop or adapt undergraduate curricula and pedagogy, treating computing as both a technical pursuit and a space for critical inquiry into culture, ethics, society, and power.
The program seeks to prepare students to understand technology’s social and historical context, examine its design and use, recognize and mitigate unfairness, and build more responsible systems, policies, and practices. Projects may revise syllabi, introduce team-taught or linked courses, change teaching methods, or develop train-the-trainer models across institutions. Thematic integration, meaningful student engagement, and collaboration with local community organizations are central to the program.
