Social Innovation in a Digital Context
Academic scholarship program for social and digital innovators from the Middle East and North Africa
Social Innovation in a Digital Context is an academic scholarship program focused on the relationship between digital technology and social and political change, and how social and digital innovators can harness this relationship to build better societies.
Carried out by Lund University on behalf of the Swedish Institute, the program is designed to support social and digital innovators from the Middle East and North Africa to pursue original work in the field of new media and social and political change that can benefit their respective societies. For the initial intake, participation is by invitation only, and limited to 15 participants.
For the first six months of the program, participants gather in Lund to participate in seminars, pursue independent work, and contribute to on-going research at Lund University. With access to a common workspace, participants are encouraged build collaborative networks— both with others in the program and with the wider academic community at Lund University. During these six months, the participants are provided with free housing and a stipend that covers meals and living expenses.
For the second half of the program, participants return to their home countries to pursue their project work in a local context, with regular assistance from Lund University. At the end of the year, the participants meet again in Lund for a follow-up conference. Upon completion of the program, participants receive a program diploma from Lund University.
Please note that the program is not open for applications. For 2012 fifteen candidates have already been invited to take part in the program.
In cooperation with:
Lund University Commissioned Education
Lund University Commissioned Education is a division of the university specializing in the marketing, sale, quality assurance and administration of commissioned education from Lund University. The university departments are responsible for the content of the training programs, while the Commissioned Education division takes care of program administration.
Lund University Internet Institute (LUii)
The Lund University Internet Institute (Luii) is a multidisciplinary research institute at Lund University focusing on digitization and society. Its activities include research and education from a number of disciplinary perspectives, and innovation is seen as a natural part of this multidisciplinary approach. www.luii.lu.se
For more information about the program, please contact Program Manager Maria Henoch, 