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INTERNET SOCIETY PEERING FELLOWSHIP

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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.

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NIKON SMALL WORLD IN MOTION COMPETITION

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Application Deadline: April 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET

LOCATION: USA

The introduction of this new category, titled Small World in Motion, encompasses any movie or digital time-lapse photography taken through the microscope and adds a new, distinct discipline to the competition. The movies are judged and honored as a separate category in the competition, complete with prizes for first, second, and third places.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition (the “Competition”) is open only to individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry and have access to a light microscope. The following individuals are not eligible to enter the Competition:

Employees of Nikon Instruments Inc., Shaw & Todd, Inc., their respective parent companies and affiliated companies, and/or the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee,

The Competition Judges, regardless of the date of appointment, and/or their immediate family and household members, and/or

Individuals engaged (as a business owner or employee) in the manufacture, distribution, and/or sale of microscopes, related accessories, and/or photographic equipment.

During the Competition Entry Period, visit www.nikonsmallworld.com (the “Website”)

Upload up to three (3) photomicrographic digital videos taken by the Entrant (collectively, the “Videos”) to the Entry Form.

Videos must be submitted in .mp4, .mpg, .wmv, .avi, .or .mov format. 

Videos may not exceed sixty (60) seconds.

Videos may not include the use of sound and may not include any graphics of any kind. 

Videos should be submitted with the highest quality with regard to file size, bit depth, and resolution. 

Videos do not need to be taken with a Nikon-branded microscope.

PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION AND/OR THE RECEIPT OF ANY PRIZE MAY BE RESTRICTED OR VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

BENEFIT:

The top 5 prize winners are selected and ranked by the Small World in Motion Judges.

1st PrizeUSD $3,000
2nd PrizeUSD $2,000
3rd PrizeUSD $1,000
4th PrizeUSD $800
5th PrizeUSD $600
Honorable MentionsUSD $200 each
The number of Honorable Mention Prizes will be determined by the Judges in their sole discretion.
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