Apply — Emergence Institute · The Red Horizon Fellowship

Who we take

You need to be strong in one of these and willing to learn the rest from your crew:

Writers — fiction, gonzo/immersive journalism, screenwriting.
Bench — wet-lab, synbio, diagnostics, hardware.
Policy — biosecurity, governance, science comms.
Red-team — security research, threat modeling, CTF.

Before you apply

Read the Safety Charter. If "publish the cure, redact the recipe" isn't something you can live by, this isn't the fellowship for you.

Do not send hazards

Your scenario pitch should describe a failure mode — never a method, sequence, or protocol for causing harm. Applications containing operational hazard detail are deleted unread.

Live // Submissions are captured. On submit your application is transmitted to our intake, then you'll see the RECEIVED confirmation. We read every one — no hazard detail, per the Charter.

Full name *

Pronouns

Email *

Location / timezone *

Primary track *

Writerfiction · gonzo

Benchwet-lab · build

Policygovernance

Red-teamsecurity

Portfolio / writing sample link *A story, article, repo, protocol, deck — whatever shows how you think.

Technical & creative background

Your scenario pitch * Failure mode, not manual. Anything that reads like operational instructions disqualifies the application.

The fix you'd chase *

Community labs / affiliations

How did you find us?

I've read the Safety Charter and I'll hold the line: publish the cure, redact the recipe. * My application contains no sequences, synthesis routes, or operational hazard detail. * I agree to the Code of Conduct and to work under real biosafety and legal discipline. *

Applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisted applicants get a 30-minute call.

RECEIVED

Application filed.

If your scenario makes us nervous in the right way, you'll hear from us for a call. Meanwhile — start sketching the fix.