Fully Funded Yale Digital Ethics Center Symposium (DECS) 2026 in USA

Applications are open for Yale’s inaugural Digital Ethics Center Symposium. This international event showcases work from emerging digital ethics scholars. It takes place October 16, 2026, at Yale University. PhD students and postdoctoral researchers can present their work. Additionally, they’ll engage directly with leading scholars in the field. The symposium centers on digital governance and ethics discussions. Selected participants receive full funding, recognition, and collaboration opportunities.

Program Snapshot

• Location: Kline Tower, Yale University, New Haven, CT
• Date: October 16, 2026
• Application Deadline: August 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET
• Notification Date: By September 15, 2026

Symposium Focus Areas

• Digital ethics and AI governance
• Technology policy and data ethics
• Privacy, surveillance, and algorithmic accountability
• Responsible innovation and human-centered technology
• Digital rights, regulation, and emerging tech ethics

What Selected Presenters Receive

• Full round-trip travel support to New Haven
• Two nights of accommodation covered
• The inaugural DECS Best Paper Award medal
• Spring 2027 collaboration invitation with Professor Luciano Floridi
• Detailed feedback from Digital Ethics Center scholars
• International networking and academic visibility

Publication Opportunity

All strong submissions, even unselected ones, get considered. They may appear in a special Philosophy & Technology issue. This gives early-career researchers valuable scholarly recognition.

Who Can Apply

• Open to PhD students and postdoctoral scholars
• Applicants from any country are welcome
• Work must explore digital technology’s ethical dimensions

Eligibility Requirements

• Submission must be original, unpublished work
• Cannot be under review or committed elsewhere
• Preprints and working papers are acceptable
• Public preprints must be disclosed in the application
• Only one submission allowed as first author

Required Materials

• A two-page CV, formatted as LastName-FirstName-DECS.CV.pdf
• A 2,000-word abstract, formatted as LastName-FirstName-DECS.Abstract.pdf

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