Midnight Network Opens Aliit Fellowship Cohort 2 Applications

Midnight Network’s Aliit Fellowship Cohort 2 is now open. A selective ZK-tech program seeking builders with depth, rigor, and real contribution.

The Aliit Fellowship is back. Midnight Network confirmed Cohort 2 applications are open, and the bar has not dropped.

As @MidnightNtwrk posted on X, the Aliit is described as Midnight’s selective technical fellowship for builders who bring “depth, rigor, and generosity in sharing knowledge” to a privacy-first network. The call is direct: apply now or watch others build what you could have.

This Is Not a Community Badge Program

The Aliit Fellowship is not about follower counts or content output. According to the official Midnight blog, the program targets developers doing hands-on protocol work, producing tooling, writing documentation, and making zero-knowledge technology accessible to other builders. Social reach is handled elsewhere, through a separate Nightforce program.

Cohort 1 is already active. Cohort 2 marks a shift to rolling admissions, replacing batch intake. Applications get reviewed weekly. No deadline to wait on.

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The program runs on four stages. Candidates enter a two-month phase built inside Zealy, with quests designed to surface thinking, build habits, and community behavior. Tier 1 is a four-month commitment. Tier 2 stretches six months. Tier 3 opens in January 2027, with NIGHT token rewards on top of all other benefits once the mainnet approaches.

Four Personas, One Program

One structural change stands out in this cohort. The Fellowship now uses contribution personas instead of forcing a single participation mode.

Builder covers protocol work and GitHub contributions. Educator handles tutorials, documentation, and workshops. Advocate accounts for talks, content, and developer outreach. Community Leader recognizes event organizers and support contributors in developer channels.

Members are not locked to one persona. Monthly self-reporting covers all lanes a contributor touched, with GitHub activity and a short summary. Nothing heavier than that.

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Benefits start at the Candidate stage. That includes an exclusive Discord channel and an NFT while in the queue. Fellows receive developer tool credits, conference credits, public speaking coaching, community spotlight opportunities, and fireside speaking slots. The further into the tiers, the more the Fellowship supports ongoing development.

The first formal review of Cohort 2 candidates happens at the end of April. Official onboarding starts May 1. The Midnight team says early applications give candidates enough time to build a contribution record before that review window closes.

ZK Privacy Is the Real Stakes Here

Midnight is building privacy infrastructure using zero-knowledge proofs. That context matters. The Aliit exists because the protocol is early, complex, and still evolving fast.

Privacy in crypto is not a niche argument anymore. That point carries weight well beyond Midnight’s ecosystem.

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According to the Midnight blog, the Fellowship exists specifically “to catch issues early, improve clarity, and help other builders move forward.” That framing is deliberate. The program is not a credential. It is infrastructure for builders who are already doing the work.

Questions before applying go directly to the Midnight Discord. The DevRel team and existing Fellows are described as present and responsive.

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