ICANN Fellowship Program
ICANN Fellow refers to an individual who is a member of the internet community and recipient of a grant provided by the ICANN Fellowship Program.
The ICANN Fellowship Program provides financial grant to 25 eligible individuals to attend ICANN meetings and to actively contribute to ICANN processes to become part of the future leaders of the internet governing body. The grant covers the economy class airfare, hotel accomodation and a stipend after successfully completing a program to cover some of the basic expenses spent by the ICANN fellow.[1]
Mission
The ICANN Fellowship Programs aims to achieve the following objectives:[2]
- Strengthen the knowledge base of ICANN constituents by reaching out to less developed countries.
- Build the capacity of existing ICANN constituency groups
- Increase the awareness of the ICANN Fellows about the latest issues affecting the internet community worldwide
- Encourage the ICANN Fellows to become more active in their respective countries to help in the development of the internet for the future
- Encourage the alumni of the Fellowship Program to serve as the new voice of experience in the future
Fellowships Committee
The Fellowships Committee (FC) is responsible individuals who are qualified to receive the grant from the ICANN Fellowship program based on the criteria set by the ICANN Board. The current FC members include:[3]
- Nashwa Abdel-Baki – Western Asia
- Tatiana Chirev – Eastern Europe
- Alejandro Pisanty – Latin America
- Nii Quaynor - Africa
- Hong Xie – Asia Pacific