Thokoza khehla 👏🏾👏🏾 and thank you for your interest in the Umoya Fellowship. The Umoya Fellowship is funded with private funds and the continued support of
Blacksky Algorithms.
Application Deadline: January 11, 2026 at 11:59pm PST
Fellowship Selection & Offer: January 21, 2026
🇨🇦 You will need a passport to enter Canada 🇨🇦
— The fellowship grants $500 each to three (3) Blackskyers to attend the
ATmosphere Conference in Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada in March 2026 🙏🏾📿✨️
— You may apply regardless of whether you have a ticket, a free ticket code is awarded to each Fellow
— Fellowship funds may be used for anything before or during the conference that makes it possible for you to attend: air or rail travel, gas money, hotel, car rental, a duffle bag, food, etc.
— This year we will also accept nominations and you can nominate up to three (3) candidates
— You can submit your own nomination AND nominate others
— Fellows are expected to attend at least the 2 main days of the March 26-29 Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada conference in-person
— After the conference, the Fellows are expected to write a blog post or Blacksky thread summarizing their experience and sharing at least one takeaway that we all need to know (example posts from our inaugural fellows,
here and
here)
— Eligible candidates include:
any Blacksky community member. Seeking diverse life experiences in applicants. Any means
any interested Blacksky community member. You are valuable as you are.
— Moya is a word common to several languages in southern Africa and means air, breath, spirit, soul.
Mine is Linda Maepa (or Gogo Pebetse)
If you are here because someone nominated you, please choose one of those bottom three Someone options.
