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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Firefox Student Ambassador?
Firefox Student Ambassadors are individuals associated with a college or university (student, professor, administrator) helping to spread Firefox and the Mozilla Mission through campaigns and projects, mainly at their schools and also in their local communities.
What is the difference between a Firefox Student Ambassador and a Mozilla Rep?
The Firefox Student Ambassador Program exists to support students who are new to the Mozilla community. Once these individuals have gained more knowledge and experience within the community they have the option to apply the Mozilla Reps program.
Mozilla Reps (Remo) represent Mozilla in their country or geographic region, there is no limitation to a university setting. While any college student can be a Student Ambassador, Mozilla Rep applicants need to be "accepted" into the ReMo program through a formalized process. Once they join ReMo, Mozilla Reps take on advanced leadership functions and responsibilities and receive a wider set of tools and resources to help guide projects and organize community members.
What should I know to become a Firefox Student Ambassador?
To take part in the Student Ambassador program, you must be eighteen years of age or older and currently associated with a college or university (student, professor, administrator).
A successful Student Ambassador is enthusiastic about and familiar with Firefox and Mozilla -- experience planning events and organizing school activities is a plus! Having some programming and Web savvy can be helpful as well, but not necessary to do a great job. Ambassadors should be comfortable answering basic questions about Web browsers, Firefox features, and how to get involved with Mozilla. So if you love Open Source Software or Mozilla Firefox, this is the opportunity for you!
What are some rewards of being a Firefox Student Ambassador?
- Featured in newsletters, campaigns, and public channels
- Sent thank you letter or Certificate and/or Recognition from Mozilla
- Chances to advance skills with experienced Mozilla staff
- Accepted into the Mozilla Reps program
- Sponsorship to visit Mozilla HQ or attend special events
Do I get paid for being a Firefox Student Ambassador?
The Firefox Student Ambassadors program is 100% volunteer based. Just like other functional areas of the Mozilla Project, we rely on the support and energy of people all around the world to make our open source model work. While we do not offer paid positions for participating in the program, we do provide access to people and resources that you won’t find anywhere else. The opportunity to represent Mozilla brings with it a lot of great experience and recognition.
How do I register for the program?
Please note that this program is currently inactive. At this time, we are working to launch a student program in April 2013. If you are interested in being contacted about this program once it is launched, please indicate so here.
When will I know if I am accepted into the program?
Since the Student Ambassador Program is open to all of those over the age of 18 who are currently associated with universities or colleges, you do not need to be “accepted.” Every individual (over 18) that completes the signup survey is automatically considered a part of the program.
How many Firefox Student Ambassadors can there be at one school?
While we don’t have a limit to the number of students that can register to be Ambassadors at any given school, we ask that students try to work together as one Firefox Club once there are more than 2-3 Ambassadors at your school. For more information on how to start a Firefox Club at your school, please see here.
What sort of activities do Firefox Student Ambassadors do?
You don’t need a crop circle to tell people how awesome Firefox is! Firefox Student Ambassadors have done everything from create a video on Firefox to host a help desk at school to convert their dormitory or university to Firefox. Here are more ways you can spread Firefox and we welcome your creativity here
Where can I go to meet other Firefox Student Ambassadors?
Our main communication channel is the Firefox Students Ambassador group on Facebook, but we also have accounts on Google+ (include link here) and Twitter, so you can get involved there as well. In addition, a directory of all of our Firefox Clubs (and who you can get in-touch with) can be found [here].
I live in Taiwan, should I be involved with the Mozilla Student Rep program there?
Yes! We highly encourage those students who live in Taiwan to apply for the Mozilla Student Rep program in their country. More information about how to apply (and what activities are involved in this program) can be found here.
If the deadline to apply for Taiwan Student Rep Program has passed (Student Reps are accepted every year for a term from July-June), you are more than welcome to sign-up for the Firefox Student Ambassador program [here].
As both programs involve a good deal of commitment, we recommend that you only join one of these programs each year.
How can I get Firefox gear?
As we launch the program we are working hard to develop regulations and a process for the distribution of gear and budget. We will let you know when we reach decisions on this - thank you in advance for your patience!
Beyond the Firefox gear we will provide, you can always make your own! As long as you follow our Firefox Brand Toolkit guidelines, you are free to create anything from posters to t-shirts on your own and give them out to your community (you just can’t sell them for money/profit).
How long can I be a Student Ambassador?
As long as you are over 18 and currently a student, professor, or administrator at a university or college, you qualify for the Student Ambassador program. Student Ambassadors who exemplify advanced leadership and knowledge of Mozilla projects will be encouraged and supported to 'graduate' to the Mozilla Reps program.
What happens when I graduate from school?
You are welcome to be a part of the Firefox Student Ambassadors program for as long as you are involved with your school as a student or in another official role (teacher, administrator, etc).
Once you graduate from school, if you no longer involved with your university (either as a teacher or administrator), you are encouraged to review the application process and activities for the Mozilla Reps program (ReMo). If ReMo isn't your preferred destination, please considered other contributor opportunities.
Since you won’t have access to other students in a school environment, we hope you will find a new community that you can work with in spreading Firefox and the Mozilla mission, whether it’s your home town or your work place. Visit the Get Involved homepage to find areas where you can contribute and info on how to get started.