diff --git a/src/fellowship-applications/fellowship-applications.request.dto.ts b/src/fellowship-applications/fellowship-applications.request.dto.ts
index 0f04026..b91f83b 100644
--- a/src/fellowship-applications/fellowship-applications.request.dto.ts
+++ b/src/fellowship-applications/fellowship-applications.request.dto.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,15 @@ export class ProposalFieldsDto {
     @IsString()
     @MaxLength(255)
     location?: string;
+
+    // Profile field: the applicant's name used on the certificate. Written
+    // through to `user.name` rather than stored on the application (see
+    // service), so it is never duplicated. Mirrors `location`.
+    @IsOptional()
+    @Transform(trim)
+    @IsString()
+    @MaxLength(255)
+    name?: string;
 }
 
 export class CreateFellowshipApplicationRequestDto extends ProposalFieldsDto {
diff --git a/src/fellowship-applications/fellowship-applications.service.ts b/src/fellowship-applications/fellowship-applications.service.ts
index 0885847..ee945c0 100644
--- a/src/fellowship-applications/fellowship-applications.service.ts
+++ b/src/fellowship-applications/fellowship-applications.service.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ export class FellowshipApplicationsService {
             user.location = emptyToNull(dto.location);
             changed = true;
         }
+        if (dto.name !== undefined) {
+            user.name = emptyToNull(dto.name);
+            changed = true;
+        }
         if (dto.github !== undefined) {
             const handle = emptyToNull(dto.github);
             user.githubProfileUrl = handle