Internet Society Early Career Fellowship 2024Fellowship 2024Internet Society Early Career Fellowship 2024

The Early Career Fellowship provides exclusive access to esteemed experts, including Professor Dr. Laura DeNardis from American University and distinguished scholars from the Oxford Internet Institute. It also imparts essential skills in project management, advocacy, and diplomacy, establishing the groundwork for fellows to emerge as future advocates for the Internet.

Annually, a cohort of 15 fellows is chosen to partake in the 5-month program. Through seminars, events, courses, discussion sessions, and project work, fellows can enhance their knowledge and skills. The program also offers networking, mentoring, and collaboration opportunities, concluding with each fellow presenting a final project at a closing symposium.

Benefits:

Fellows gain access to Internet luminaries, engage with today’s foremost thinkers and organizations, and receive direct support for their professional development.
Fellows acquire leadership, communication, advocacy, and project management skills, empowering them to bring their ideas to fruition.

Requirements:

Candidates should be early-career professionals engaged in the Internet ecosystem in a technical, policy, economic, or social capacity, having initiated or expressed interest in projects aimed at expanding or fortifying the Internet.

Applicants meeting the following criteria are encouraged to submit their applications:

Possession of an undergraduate or vocational degree or a minimum of three years of work experience in an Internet-related field
Less than ten years of experience working in an Internet-related field
Submission of an innovative and impactful project proposal aimed at the growth and/or strengthening of the Internet
Access to a reliable broadband Internet connection and relevant devices
Availability for full participation in the 5-month program
Proficiency in verbal and written English

Application Requirements:

Commitment to allocate a minimum of six hours per week for coursework, seminars, individual project work, and other program activities
Completion of the entire 5-month program
Attendance at all mandatory seminars or sessions, with the ability to manage time zone differences

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