Tag Archives: Multiple Regions

awards, Events, Opportunities, other events

INTERNET SOCIETY PEERING FELLOWSHIP

Leave a comment

Application Deadline: 2 May 2025

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Peering Fellowship supports individuals making Internet access affordable, reliable, and resilient by improving local Internet interconnection infrastructure and advocating for an enabling policy environment that supports a thriving Internet ecosystem. 

ELIGIBILITY:

This engaging six-month program is designed to equip 15 peering and interconnection professionals with skills, knowledge, and tools to address interconnection and peering challenges while maximizing opportunities that grow the Internet and develop the community at peering events. This fellowship is one of the ways that the Internet Society is supporting affordable and reliable access efforts. 

Applicants should be individuals actively engaged in Internet policy, business, and/or technical development related to peering and transit. Interested individuals must complete an online application form.

Candidates who meet the following are welcome to apply:

Based or living in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Africa, or the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.*

Have a passport valid until June 2026 to be able to travel to the events.

LAC, valid until April 2026

APAC, valid until June 2026

Africa, valid until February 2026

Are able to attend sessions and travel to one of these events:

AfPIF, 19-21 August 2025

LACNOG, 6-10 October 2025

Peering Asia, 4-6 November 2025

Have at least 3 years of experience in the Internet industry.

Availability to fully participate in the six-month experience.

Be available for virtual meetings between 11:00-15:00 UTC.

Have reliable access to broadband Internet connection and relevant devices.

Have a working proficiency level in verbal and written English. (This fellowship will be delivered in English).

Be able to fully participate in the six-month experience which requires a commitment of approximately four hours a week.

Participants from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States are encouraged to apply.

BENEFIT:

Travel support for one peering event:

A round-trip air ticket to one peering event.

Hotel accommodation for the duration of the event.

A fixed stipend for additional needs.

Please note that the Internet Society does not offer financial support for visa-related costs, and travel arrangements are specifically fixed for the calendarized workshop dates only.

APPLY
awards, competition, Events, Opportunities, other events

D-PRIZE CHALLENGES

Leave a comment

Application Deadline: 29 June 2025 at midnight PT (pacific time)

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

They award startup grants of up to $20,000 to entrepreneurs launching new organizations. We believe the world needs more social impact organizations, and we seed for-profit ventures, NGOs, and charities. We support organizations in any low-or-middle income country where extreme poverty still exists.

ELIGIBILITY:

D-Prize is for new organizations. Most of their awardees are first-time entrepreneurs. Most have not yet launched their organization, nor have they raised other funding. They especially encourage those from low-and-middle income countries to apply. See who we recently seeded.

They will consider applications from existing organizations only if your core focus is distributing an existing and evidence-based poverty intervention. They typically will not support organizations with more than 18 months of full-time operations or that have raised more than $30,000 USD in outside funding.

BENEFIT:

All winners will be awarded up to $20,000. The award is offered in the form of a convertible grant.

APPLY