Accelerate Your Impact with the Internet Society Mid Career Fellowship 2025!
Are you a mid-career professional committed to advancing the open and secure Internet? The Internet Society Mid Career Fellowship 2025 is designed to empower professionals like you to enhance your leadership skills, expand your network, and drive meaningful change in the digital world.
About the Fellowship
The Internet Society Mid Career Fellowship is a prestigious program aimed at supporting experienced professionals dedicated to making the Internet more inclusive, resilient, and accessible. This initiative offers training, mentorship, and networking opportunities to help fellows amplify their influence and contributions to Internet development globally.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the 2025 Fellowship, applicants must:
- Be mid-career professionals with substantial experience in Internet-related fields.
- Demonstrate a commitment to promoting an open, globally connected, and secure Internet.
- Possess strong leadership and communication skills.
- Have a track record of impactful contributions to their communities or organizations.
Fellowship Benefits
Selected fellows will:
- Participate in tailored training sessions to enhance leadership and advocacy skills.
- Gain mentorship from industry experts and thought leaders.
- Connect with a diverse network of peers and influencers in the Internet governance space.
- Access resources to develop impactful projects and initiatives.
Eligibility Requirements
Candidates must be mid career professionals in leadership roles, working in the Internet ecosystem in a technical, policy, economic, or social capacity. They are welcome to apply if they:
- Have at least 10 years of relevant experience, including leading or managing teams and/or projects, in the Internet space in a technical, policy, economic, societal, or other capacity.
- Currently work in a position/organization that is addressing digital challenges or facing digital disruption and transformation.
- Want to solve problems, work in multi-stakeholder and multi-disciplinary teams, and acquire new knowledge and skills.
- Want to ensure that the Internet remains open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy.
In addition, candidates must:
- Have reliable access to broadband Internet connection and relevant devices.
- Be able to fully participate in the seven-month experience which requires a commitment of approximately six hours a week.
- Have a proficiency level in verbal and written English.
Application Timeline:
- 17 March 2025: Application submissions open
- 11 April 2025: Application submissions close
- April – May 2025: Fellows selection
- End of May 2025: Program kick-off
- December 2025: Symposium
For More Information and Apply:
Visit the Official Webpage of the Internet Society Mid Career Fellowship
