Fellowship Applicant Selection Criteria
Superseded by https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowship-applicant-criteria-2016-09-08-en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:
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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 |