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<p>Dear <span lang="EN-US">Community leaders,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Happy new year! </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>We are excited to announce that the Internet Society is now accepting applications for the 2024
<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/fellowships/early-career/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Early Career Fellowship</span></a></span>! We will be choosing fifteen
<span style="color:#0C1C2C">new, diverse Internet champions who will advocate for the open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0C1C2C">Candidates must be early career professionals working in the Internet ecosystem in a technical, policy, economic, or social capacity who have initiated or are interested in projects designed to grow or strengthen the Internet.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#0C1C2C">Applicants with the following qualifications are welcome to
<a href="https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/454d9769b37e4841863438a3cddbb328">apply</a>:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#0C1C2C;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">An undergraduate/vocational degree or at least three years of work experience in an Internet-related field</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="color:#0C1C2C;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Less than ten years of working experience in an Internet-related field</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="color:#0C1C2C;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">An innovative and impactful project proposal for growing and/or strengthening the Internet</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="color:#0C1C2C;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Reliable access to a broadband Internet connection and relevant device</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="color:#0C1C2C;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Availability to fully participate in the 5-month experience</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<span style="color:#0C1C2C;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Proficiency in verbal and written English</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/policy-programs/youth-ambassadors/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Applications are open</span></strong></a></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> until
Wednesday, 7 February</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> 2024</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> at 23:59 UTC. </span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>If you know any passionate early career professionals ready to defend the Internet, please, share this announcement with them! <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
<p>Also, we would appreciate it if you could please support the program as <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Application Reviewers</span></strong>. To volunteer for this role, please complete
<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/60e85e4918794ad3a1a261164f073e09" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">this form</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
</span>by 1 February 2024.</p>
<p>Finally, if you’d like to <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">sponsor</span></strong> the program, please don’t hesitate to get in touch directly with us at <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:fellowships@isoc.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">fellowships@isoc.org</span></a></span>.<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>Thank you so much!<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Best regards/Atentamente/Cordialement,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Alejandra Prieto</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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@internetsociety</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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