[Chapter-delegates] Abha Ahuja Fellowship

[Jacek Gajewski]

Dear Karen,

    as you may know there is on 6-8 May an IST conference in Uganda,
where many of African networkers will be present. May this is alaso
agood forum to announce this fellowship.

With best regards,
Jacek Gajewski


2009/4/22 Karen Rose <rose at isoc.org>:
> Colleagues -
> The Abha Ahuja Fellowship award, which is funded by an anonymous donor,
> provides funding for African individuals actively involved in Internet
> development to attend meetings of the Regional Internet Registries.
> The Abha Ahuja Bursary Committee, a group of volunteers who is maintaining
> this fund, is currently inviting suitable applicants to apply for fellowship
> funding to participate in the RIPE Meeting to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, 5
> - 9 October 2009.
> Applications are due 15 MAY.
>
> Target Audience
>
> The Abha Ahuja Bursary targets individuals from the African
> continent who are actively involved in Internet development,
> in any of the following roles:
>
>  * Engineers (Network Builders)
>  * Operational and Infrastructure Support Personnel
>  * Educators, Teachers, and Trainers
> Criteria for Selection
>
> The Abha Ahuja Bursary Committee will select the fellow
> according to following criteria.
>
>  * Membership in the Target Audience listed above
>  * Residency in a country on the African continent
>  * Demonstrated ability to utilize the experiences gained
>    from the RIPE Meeting within their country and region
> Award Package
>
> Successful applicants will be provided with transportation
> to and from the RIPE meeting and a reasonable (local host
> standard) allowance for food and accommodation. In addition
> all fees for participation in the conferences, tutorials,
> and social events will be waived. The final grant size is
> determined according to final costs and available funding,
> and will be advised to successful applicants.
>
> Application for Fellowships
>
> The deadline for application is 15 May 2009, and the awardee
> will be informed by 25 May 2009.
>
> For more information about this Fellowship, please see
> http://www.afnog.org/abha_ahuja_bursary/announcement.html
> Applications can be submitted through the on-line form at:
> http://www.afnog.org/abha_ahuja_bursary/
> Background information about Abha Ahuja, in who's memory the fund was
> established, can be found
> at: http://www.afnog.org/abha_ahuja_bursary/abha_ahuja.html
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