Each year, the Internet Society selects thirty young, passionate people to participate in our IGF Youth Ambassador Program, equipping the next generation of Internet leaders to collaborate and innovate for a better world. The deadline for applications is the 23rd of June.
Objectives
In becoming an IGF Youth Ambassador, you will have the opportunity to take part in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). This annual meeting brings various stakeholders together from around the world to share good policies and practices relating to the Internet. During the program, you will:
Phase 1: Online Applications.
All applicants must be:
Phase 2. Online Internet Governance Course
The applicants selected in phase 1 (up to 150 individuals) will take an online course on Internet Governance. All participants will be divided into classes, each with a dedicated expert moderator to facilitate the learning process. Up to 50 participants will be selected to proceed to the next phase.
Phase 3. Paper Writing
Finalists from the online course phase will be required to write a paper on an existing or emerging area in Internet Governance, leveraging the learnings from the course and Internet Society 2022 Projects. A selection committee will evaluate papers, and the best submissions will be selected as IGF Youth Ambassadors.
Please note that the selection committee, composed of Internet Society staff, Online Tutors and Chapter/SIG Leaders, attempts to achieve professional, geographical, and gender diversity in the overall selections.