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Fellowship Applicant Selection Criteria

ICANN Fellowship Program

Superseded by https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowship-applicant-criteria-2016-09-08-en

8 September 2016

Candidates from all regions and sectors are welcome to apply to ICANN Fellowship Program. Final selection will be based on the assessment by the Fellowship Selection Committee, in large part guided by the following information as it is documented by the Applicant within the online Application:

New Applicants should demonstrate reasonable awareness of Internet governance and ICANN
New Applicants should make a strong case as to what they wish to learn from the ICANN experience; Returning Applicants need to provide specifics on why and how they will contribute to the work of ICANN's Multistakeholder community and/or will use their Fellowship for significant national, regional engagement and/or sector engagement and/or global Internet governance work is recognized
Applicants who hail from an underserved, underrepresented country, region or community should articulate what social or economic factors existed to deter them from previously participating in ICANN, their objectives for participation through this Program and what is the gap or void that needs to be filled through this experience
Applicant should document any national, regional and/or global Internet related activities they have engaged in outside of ICANN, provide thoughts on how that experience could be applicable to ICANN's work
Applicant should be able to identify with one of the following:
  • member of a Civil Society organization engaged in studies or activities related to internet issues that reflect national or regional strategies and/or current work in ICANN
  • member of Academic institution with ties to Internet governance through management of ccTLD or related technical or Internet governance curriculum
  • business focused with involvement in Internet issues, particularly ICANN related issues, from a private-sector perspective
  • is a Gov't or ccTLD representative who did not receive travel funding from respective the ICANN community and is from an underserved or underrepresented region or entity
  • has expertise in Technical issues and/or belongs to Technical Societies related to ICANN's work
  • is an End User with specific interests in regional work and / or global Internet Governance
Applicant documents that they have tried to receive financial support through other means (other than ICANN Fellowship) to attend the meeting but has been unsuccessful in receiving all or part of the funds
Returning Applicant who was not previously selected should show growth, more awareness of ICANN topics and/or have attended an ICANN Meeting and/or document remote participation in a Meeting that provided additional knowledge
Alumni of ICANN Fellowship need to show recent national, regional, and/or global engagement in activities reflecting their work within ICANN's Multistakeholder community or in global Internet governance work
Returning Fellows should be able to obtain support from their ICANN Regional or Policy Staff and/or Community Leader
Applicant may document where they see gaps in areas of diversity that an individual community is in need of having expertise or experience, expertise / experience that the Applicant possesses

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