Fellowship Programme

The School of Data Fellowship programme is now in its third full year – it began with a pilot in 2013, with just three fellows, and then launched in full in 2014, with 12 fellows spread across the world. To get an idea of what activities they got up to, check out the Fellowship section of our 2015 Annual Report. In 2015, we have 7 fellows joining us from Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, Macedonia, Nepal, Nigeria and the Philippines.

The fellowship started as a way for School of Data to provide long term support to strengthen data literacy among civil society and journalists around the world. Fellows receive a monthly stipend, online support and materials, and guidance from the global community to help them build up their skills as data trainers. They also join us in person at the annual Summer Camp where they get the opportunity to work together with other fellows, and our local School of Data instances from around the world.

Fellows work closely with host organisations based in their area, and play a key role in the global School of Data network, which brings together a diverse community of passionate people, data analysts, developers, data journalists, community builders, and community leaders working on building data literacy in their communities.

Their uniting factor? A belief in the potential of data to improve the lives of citizens around the world, and a passion for learning and sharing data skills with others.

This year, the 2015 Fellowship runs from April-December 2015, and Fellows will dedicate 10 days a month of their time to work both offline with their local communities carrying out trainings, supporting them on data-driven projects, and meeting their data needs on a flexible basis, as well as online with the global network, sharing learnings via online skillshares, blog posts and contributing to our online learning materials.

News

Fellowships Frequently Asked Questions

2014 Fellows Testimonials
Stories from last year’s fellows

Highlights from the Ask Us Anything Hangouts

Ask Us Anything: 2014 fellows video hangouts online now to watch
We held two online hangouts with last year’s fellows to answer your questions and talk about their experiences. Watch them online here.

It’s time to get data-savvy: host a School of Data fellow in 2015!
More information on being a host organisation

Call for Applications: School of Data 2015 Fellowship programme now open!
More details on fellowship activities, applying, and what is included in the programme

Support

This year’s fellowships will be supported by the Partnership for Open Development (POD) OD4D, Hivos, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Macedonia. If you’d like to work with any of our fellows, or find out more about the Fellowship, please email us at info[at]schoolofdata.org.