Digital Democracy Centre/TrygFonden Fellowship Programme

Fellowships available for researchers, journalism graduates and policymakers to explore the impact of digital technology and AI on media, politics and democracy.

The Digital Democracy Centre (DDC) was founded at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in 2021 to develop new socio-technical, interdisciplinary approaches to study the impact of digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI) on media, politics and democracy. Core research areas include digital democratic integrity, digital democracy and societal transition, AI, media and journalism, and new technologies. 

In collaboration with TrygFonden, a Danish non-profit organisation operating in public safety, health and welfare, the DDC offers a fellowships programme. The programme aims to foster collaboration between researchers, journalists and policymakers in exploring the impact of digital technology and AI on media, politics and democracy. Through the fellowship programme, selected fellows will have the opportunity to generate new knowledge, contribute to the public debate, develop new networks, collaborate with a mentor at DDC, the larger DDC environment, and its partners, and produce tangible outreach outputs such as policy briefs, educational packages, and talks.

The Digital Democracy Centre/TrygFonden Fellowship Programme welcomes diverse fellows, including academic fellows researching digital technology and democracy, journalist fellows covering topics related to digital democracy, and policy fellows contributing to regulatory debates and practical implementation in the field of digital democracy.

The programme therefore offers three types of fellowships:

• Academic fellowships (for those who research digital technologies and democracy).
• Journalist fellowships (for those who cover digital technology and democracy).
• Policy fellowships (for those who contribute to the regulatory debate on digital technology and democracy).