Internet Society IGF Youth Ambassadors Programme 2021 for Young Leaders

Attend the IGF Youth Ambassadors Programme If you’re 18-25 and meet the following criteria below.

Application Deadline: 23rd June 2021

Eligible Countries: International

To Be Taken At (Country): Berlin, Germany

About the Award: Starting from this year, the Internet Society will combine the IGF Ambassadors and Youth@IGF into a single program called IGF Youth Ambassadors Programme.

The goal of the IGF Youth Ambassadors Programme is to empower young adults aged 18 through 30 from all around the world by:

• Building their capacity through training
• Fostering a new cadre of young Internet leaders who are motivated to learn, engage, and act within their region and beyond
• Partnering with organizations to broaden the depth and breadth of the program
• Reinforcing the importance of multi-disciplinary leaders in fostering the sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet
• Promoting youth citizenship, diplomacy, volunteerism and community service as key aspects of next generation leadership
• Broadening their experience and enabling their participation in public policy debates
• Providing them with opportunities to participate in the global Internet ecosystem and to interact and engage with the broader Internet Governance community
• Increasing their visibility and preparing them to deliver more meaningful impacts at the local, regional and global levels
• Mobilizing youth beyond Internet Governance specific topics

Type: Fellowship, Training

Selection Criteria: All applicants must be:

• Internet Society Members
• Between 18-30 at the date of the IGF
• Able to present a strong motivation for Internet Governance
• Able to demonstrate interest and expertise in issues on the IGF agenda
• Comfortable with public speaking and communicating positions
• Able to demonstrate interest and experience in key Internet governance related issues
• Capable of appropriately representing the Internet Society and its views and policies as an Ambassador during the IGF
• Capable of continuing to work with the Internet Society locally after the IGF
• Fluent in English
• Able to spend a minimum of 8 hours each week during the eLearning Phase
• Ready to take part in the meetings and webinars
• Not been selected as Youth@IGF Fellow or IGF Ambassador before

The selection committee also attempts to achieve professional, geographical, and gender diversity in the overall selections.

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Award: The program has the following phases:

1. Online course work
2. IGF Youth Ambassadors will attend the Internet Governance Forum in 2021 remotely due to COVID-19.
3. Webinar lecture series
4. virtual Collaborative Leadership Exchange

How to Apply: Apply now

Visit Programme Webpage for Detail