Yoti is inviting applications for its Yoti Fellowship Social Impact Strategy Programme individuals interested in helping unlock the potential of digital identities in 2019.
The Fellowship Programme is one of the signature activities from its new Social Impact Strategy. Fellows will be offered generous financial and logistical support, expenses and a chance to have their findings shared with the wider world.
The majority of the digital identity sector tends to focus on the design, adoption and use of large-scale digital identity systems, and how users interact with them. This includes national efforts, such as the Aadhaar ID system in India. Most of this research begins with the technology and works its way down to the people who use it, an approach which has given us something of a knowledge deficit.
Worth of Award
- Fellows will be supported with a generous payment of £30,000 (approximately US$38,000) paid in equal installments over the course of the year, and
- Receive logistical and technical support from Yoti.
- A small budget for project travel and other expenses up to a maximum of £5,000 will also be available.
- All work produced will be made publicly and freely available on completion of the Fellowship.
Eligibility
They invite applications which focus on any of the following thematic areas.
- Unlocking the challenges of providing and managing identity solutions among refugee, migrant, marginalized or economically exploited communities or individuals.
- Studying the difficulties experienced by indigenous communities in establishing and proving identity, as well as claiming any state benefits they may be eligible for.
- Unpicking what ‘digital identity’ and identity more broadly means to communities in developing countries (including those living in or close to the last mile) and the NGOs and local organizations providing services to them.
- Any other issues which warrant investigation which is not yet part of the wider digital identity debate.
- We are primarily interested in issues, challenges, and opportunities for digital identity in a local context.
- Applicants may be based anywhere, although preference will be given to those from the developing world.
- A short concept note will be required along with a current CV and the names of at least one referee. This is so they can be confident that the Fellow is qualified and able to deliver on their proposal.
How to Apply
- Applicants will be notified of the outcome on a rolling basis
- The three successful applicants will be able to start their Fellowships shortly after the closing date.
- You can find the full terms and conditions and other Programme details in their application pack
- You can send any questions to the team at soci[email protected] with the subject ‘Yoti Fellowship Programme’.
- Applicants will be notified of the outcome on a rolling basis but no later than 15 July, 2019. The three successful applicants will be able to start their Fellowships shortly after the closing date.
- You can send any questions to the team at soci[email protected] with the subject ‘Yoti Fellowship Programme’.
Deadline: Application closes June 15, 2019.