Deadline: July 22, 2018
Applications are now accepted for the Youth@IGF Program 2018. This is part of the Internet Society and partners’ commitment to ensure that the next generation of Internet leaders are primed to advance an Internet of opportunity for all. As a result of these efforts, many young people are now contributing to the Youth Special Interest Group and to regional meetings, such as the African Internet Summit, EuroDIG, and others.
This time, they are sending even more young people to the IGF through the 2018 Youth@IGF program. Concretely, the top performers will have a chance to go to the Internet Governance Forum 2018 in Paris, France, the week of 12 November, as well as to be part of an Onsite Collaborative Leadership Exchange on November 11.
If you’re 18-25 and meet the following criteria, please apply to be a part of the 2018 Youth@IGF program and build your dream Internet.
Programme Components
The program has the following phases:
- Online course work. Selected participants will be grouped into classes, each with a dedicated expert moderator to facilitate the learning process. Classes will be delivered in English, French and Spanish. The course will take 4 weeks to complete and include the following topics:
- Introduction to Internet Governance
- Internet Actors and Stakeholder Groups
- Internet Infrastructure, Standards, and Protocols
- Internet Policy Principles
- Travel fellowship to IGF 2018. Top participants in the online course will be selected for the travel fellowship to the Internet Governance Forum 2018 in Paris, France, 10-14 November (including some pre-IGF events). To be a top participant, you must show leadership, commitment and dedication, and have minimum of 90% participation rate on the online courses. The fellowship includes:
- Airfare costs
- Hotel accommodation during the event.
- Webinar lecture series. All travel fellows will then be invited to participate in Webinar Discussion Series led by global Internet Governance experts to deepen their knowledge and to prepare them for the IGF.
- Onsite Collaborative Leadership Exchange. The Youth Fellows will participate to an Onsite Collaborative Leadership Exchange meeting held one day before the IGF in Paris where they will meet Internet Society Ambassadors to IGF, Youth Fellows from other programs, and IGF attendees more generally.
Eligibility
All applicants must be ISOC members* between the ages of 18-25 years.
Also, they must have:
- Basic awareness of Internet-related issues
- Fluency in English, French or Spanish
- Be able to write clearly
- Be comfortable with public speaking and communicating your positions
- Have regular access to the Internet
- Alignment with the Internet Society mission and vision
- Spend a minimum of 8 hours each week during each of the phases
- Be ready take part in the meetings or webinars (this is the single most important requirement and should be evaluated seriously by any potential applicant).
The selection committee is focused on professional, geographical and gender diversity in the overall selections. Also, please note that, while those selected will be on a global basis, regional considerations will be given and the majority of selected Fellows will likely be from Europe and MENA.
Important: There will be an additional selection process for the second phase (Travel Fellowship). It is only available for selected participants who have accomplished the online course with a minimum of 90% participation rate.
*If you are not an ISOC member yet, they welcome you to join their Community!
Application
For more information, visit Internet Society.
