diff --git a/src/ego-token-utils.ts b/src/ego-token-utils.ts
index 42566ae..bdfc86f 100644
--- a/src/ego-token-utils.ts
+++ b/src/ego-token-utils.ts
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ export const isProgramAdmin = (args: { egoJwt: string; programId: string }): boo
   // );
 }
 
+export const getReadableProgramShortNames = (egoJwt: string): string[] => {
+  return getReadableProgramScopes(egoJwt).map(({ policy }) => policy.replace(PROGRAM_PREFIX, ''))
+}
+
 export default {
   isPermission,
   decodeToken,
@@ -229,5 +233,6 @@ export default {
   canReadProgram,
   canWriteProgram,
   isProgramAdmin,
-  canReadSomeProgram
+  canReadSomeProgram,
+  getReadableProgramShortNames
 }
diff --git a/test/utils.test.ts b/test/utils.test.ts
index 71f6d65..348fa06 100644
--- a/test/utils.test.ts
+++ b/test/utils.test.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ const {
   parseScope,
   serializeScope,
   canReadSomeProgram,
-  decodeToken
+  decodeToken,
+  getReadableProgramShortNames
 } = utils
 
 /** has the following scopes:
@@ -125,6 +126,14 @@ describe('getReadableProgramScopes', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('getReadableProgramShortNames', () => {
+  it('should return authorized program names', () => {
+    expect(getReadableProgramShortNames(DATA_SUBMITTER)).toEqual([])
+    expect(getReadableProgramShortNames(PROGRAM_ADMIN)).toEqual(['PACA-AU'])
+    expect(getReadableProgramShortNames(DCC_USER)).toEqual([])
+  })
+})
+
 describe('isDccMember', () => {
   it('should validate DCC member as such', () => {
     expect(isDccMember(DCC_USER)).toBe(true)