From d13939bea2160170f6e7a6876cf28834ca19bdfa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ali Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:30:11 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] ZK 2nd cohort --- fellowships.md | 2 +- fellowships/zk-fellowships.md | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------- index.md | 2 ++ 3 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/fellowships.md b/fellowships.md index 13f1a16..dab6057 100644 --- a/fellowships.md +++ b/fellowships.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ yAcademy fellowships are Application for the 2nd ZK Fellowship is open untill December 15th 2023 -**You may want to review our [pilot ZK auditing fellowship](/fellowships/zBlock1) to:** -- (a) get a sense of what the fellowship is like and -- (b) level up your understanding of ZK from an auditor perspective +**Quick facts about the 2nd fellowship:** -
+- The fellowship will be entirely focused on [Summa](https://github.com/summa-dev/summa-solvency) from the [PSE](https://pse.dev) 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**.
-Duration: +Highlights: -The fellowship is 1-3 months and includes theory sessions, code overview sessions, and retreat sessions with leading experts in the field. +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. -Developments in ZK proving systems informs our choice of what theory and implementations we choose in our upcoming ZK auditing fellowships. Tentatively, our next fellowship will be in late Q3 2023. +The fellowship leads up to an ~~audit~~ security review report (eg [[1]](https://github.com/zBlock-1/RLN-audit-report) [[2]](https://github.com/zBlock-1/spartan-ecdsa-audit-report)) contributed to collaboratively by everyone involved: fellows, residents, and mentors. + +
Pre-requisites: -Other than the [general](/fellowships) requirements, no prior ZK knowledge is required. +- 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](/fellowships/). +- You can review our [pilot ZK auditing fellowship](/fellowships/zBlock1) 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. -
-Before applying, please make sure you have read and understood the [general structure and guidelines of our programs](/fellowships/). -
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:**
-**If you think you are a good fit for the program (yay!), please apply:** -

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