Meet our Class of 2021 Fellows on this page!
Meet our Class of 2022 Fellows: Coming Soon!
Program Goals:
- Increase external visibility for Duke’s tech policy efforts
- Promote increased engagement for Duke’s tech policy program with public policy stakeholders
- Deepen Duke graduates’ connections to Duke University and the Sanford School
Elements of the Program:
- Non-residential
- Unpaid
- Applicants apply in the Spring of each year for a two-year fellow appointment starting in August (the beginning of the Fall semester). Applicants can apply for reappointment
- Fellows will be featured on the Duke Sanford Technology Policy Website
Benefits to the Fellows:
- Participation in a peer group of Duke recent graduates active in tech policy
- Ability to publish blogs, articles and papers and have that work promoted by Duke
- Engage with Duke students and faculty including participation in campus tech policy activities such as the Sanford Cyber Cup and the Ethical Tech Competition
- Feature on the Sanford website and ability to list the Fellows program on CV and in bios
Selection Criteria:
- Required: Must have graduated from Duke in the past 10 years
- The application should describe:
- Tech policy research done while a Duke undergraduate or graduate student
- Work done to support the Sanford tech policy program
- Engagement in tech policy as part of post Duke career
Fellows Responsibilities:
- A commitment to publish a blog or paper each semester on the Sanford Tech Policy Lab website. Joint authorship with current Duke faculty and students is encouraged
- A commitment to participate in a student discussion each semester to focus at least in part on early career guidance
- A commitment to provide feedback to faculty and students on Sanford Tech Policy Lab research
- A commitment to engage with other Fellows to create a peer collaboration group for project feedback and career advice
- A commitment to feature the “Duke Tech Policy Fellow” designation in online biographies and bylines
Oversight:
- Professors David Hoffman and Ken Rogerson will oversee Fellows selection and engagement
Application
- The application for our 2022 fellowship class has already passed. The application for appointment beginning in 2023 will be made available closer to the 2023 application deadline.