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ZK Fellowship Program: 2nd Cohort Jan - May 2024

Application for the 2nd ZK Fellowship is now closed, but you can still apply for consideration in the next one.

Quick facts about the 2nd fellowship:

• The fellowship will be entirely focused on Summa from the PSE group, a Halo2-based proof of reserve protocol.
• Duration will be 3-4 months.
• Application closes December 15th 2023.
• Kick off is January 15th 2024.

Commitment:

The time commitment is >=20 hours per week.

There is a requirement to stake some ETH to ensure engagement and participation from all fellows.

Highlights:

The fellowship is 3-4 months, and will includes theory sessions, code overview sessions, retreat sessions with leading experts in the field, office hours with devs and/or our residents, and ad-hoc sessions self-organized by groups of fellows. There are usually also be some quizzes and puzzles throughout.

The fellowship leads up to an audit security review report (eg [1] [2]) contributed to collaboratively by everyone involved: fellows, residents, and mentors.

Pre-requisites:

• No prior ZK knowledge is required, but proof of work else where is.

• Before applying, please make sure you have read and understood the general structure and guidelines of our programs.
• You can review our pilot ZK auditing fellowship to:
  • Get a sense of what the fellowship is like and
  • Level up your understanding of ZK tailored to give aspiring auditors the minimum viable theory to get to the code.

If you have questions you want to ask before applying, you may contact at:
zk AT yacademy DOT dev

If you think you are a good fit for the program (yay!), you may apply here:

Application for the 2nd ZK Fellowship is now closed, but you can still apply for consideration in the next one.

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