LOS ANGELES - the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is opening the application round for the ICANN Fellowship Program for the ICANN76 Community Forum which will take place in Cancún, Mexico from  March 11–16, 2023. The application deadline is August 19, 2022. If ICANN76 is held virtually, the Fellowship Program will also be held virtually, a press release stated by ICANN.

Successful candidates will be announced on November 7, 2022 on the ICANN website.

About the ICANN Fellowship Program

The Fellowship Program seeks individuals who are interested or already engaged in the various aspects of ICANN's work, such as policy building, the operation of the Domain Name System, and the security and stability of the global Internet. The goal of the ICANN Fellowship Program is to strengthen the diversity of the multistakeholder model by creating opportunities for individuals from underserved and underrepresented communities to become active participants in the ICANN community.