Applications are open for the Civic Graph Fellowship in South Africa hosted by Code for Africa (CfA). This three-month, part-time fellowship will support partners building open-source civic data projects ahead of South Africa’s November 2026 municipal elections.
The programme focuses on mapping and verifying Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and Politically Influential Persons (PIPs) in South Africa. In addition, selected fellows will help collect, structure, and verify civic data using official records and open-source intelligence methods.
Key Details:
Application Deadline: 28 June 2026
Eligible Countries: South Africa
Program Duration: 3-month, part-time contract
Program Location: South Africa; part-time fellowship
Funding/Benefits: competitive monthly stipend; mentorship from CfA’s iLab
Award Provider: Code for Africa (CfA)
About this Program
The Civic Graph Fellowship is designed for people who can support open civic data work in South Africa. Specifically, fellows will contribute to projects that use standardised open civic data formats and verified public information.
Moreover, the fellowship will support work around PEP and PIP data collection before the 2026 municipal elections. Fellows will use electoral datasets, government gazettes, and verified public registries as primary sources.
The official page indicates there are 7 fellowship positions.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must have proficiency and strong working knowledge of Google Sheets and formulas.
- Applicants must be fluent in English and at least one of these languages: Afrikaans, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, or Setswana.
- Applicants are preferably analysts, technologists, or university students with a background in civic data.
- Applicants should be able to adhere to open-source data collection standards.
- Applicants should maintain timely and open communication with the programme management team.
What Fellows Receive: competitive monthly stipend; mentorship from CfA’s iLab
Program Components
Selected fellows will:
- Support partners in building advanced open-source civic data projects using standardised open civic data formats.
- Collect and verify data points and social media identifiers linked to PEPs and PIPs in South Africa.
- Use official records, including electoral body datasets, government gazettes, and verified public registries, as primary sources.
- Use publicly available information and open-source intelligence techniques to collect data, including gender, official social media pages, websites, and Wikipedia entries.
- Apply quality control checks to verify the authenticity of social media accounts and prevent misidentification.
- Maintain timely and open communication with programme management.
How to Apply
If you meet the criteria and can support civic data work in South Africa, you can proceed to the official application page. Before applying, review the full requirements and instructions carefully on the provider’s website.
👉 Visit the official fellowship page for details
