2024 Mid Career Fellowship Application

2024 Mid Career Fellowship Application

About the Program

The Mid Career Fellowship is a unique opportunity that offers 15 Fellows unparalleled access to world-class educational institutions and experts in a seven-month program, from June through December. It equips global mid career Internet champions with the knowledge, skills, and tools to enable inclusive, innovative, holistic, and strategic leadership.

Application submissions open: 12:00 UTC 6 March 2024

Application submissions close: 23:59 UTC 27 March 2024

Program contact: Julie Majale [fellowships@isoc.org]

Who Is Eligible to Apply?

Candidates must be mid career professionals in leadership roles, working in the Internet ecosystem in a technical, policy, economic, or social capacity. They are welcome to apply if they:

Have at least 10 years of relevant experience, including leading or managing teams and/or projects, in the Internet space in a technical, policy, economic, societal, or other capacity.

Currently work in a position/organization that is addressing digital challenges or facing digital disruption and transformation.

Want to solve problems, work in multi-stakeholder and multi-disciplinary teams, and acquire new knowledge and skills.

Want to ensure that the Internet remains open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy.

In addition, candidates must:

Have reliable access to broadband Internet connection and relevant devices.

Be able to fully participate in the seven-month experience which requires a commitment of approximately six hours a week. Calls will typically take place between the hours of 12-16 hr UTC

Have a proficiency level in verbal and written English.

Biographical Information

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Preferred pronouns

Gender Identity*

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If your gender identity is not listed above, please specify how you identify.

First Name*

As it appears on passport or official government identification

Middle Name

As it appears on passport or official government identification

Surname*

As it appears on passport or official government identification

Email Address*

Phone Number*

Please include the country code Eg +256 111111111

Mailing Address 1*

Street Address (with apartment or suite number)

City, State/Province, and Postcode

Region of Birth*

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Country of Birth*

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Region of Residence*

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Country of Residence*

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Differently-abled Disclosure

If you are differently-abled then please feel free to share about the same and also let us know how we can make the Fellowship more accommodating for you.

LinkedIn Profile

Please select which category your work falls:*

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Work Experience

Internet Society Involvement*

Are you currently or have you recently been involved with the Internet Society (e.g., as Chapter Member, Special Interest Group Member, Standing Group Member, OMAC Member, and/or Internet Society Alumni)?

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Internet Society Involvement Details*

If yes, please, explain the activities you have performed/ been involved in.

Work Experience*

Do you have professional and/or practical work experience in an Internet-related field?

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Work Experience-Years*

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Are you currently working?*

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Current Work-Company*

Name of company currently employed at.

Current Work-Title*

Current Work-Responsibilites*

Describe your current role, your areas of expertise, the teams/projects you have led, and your future goals.

Leadership*

Are you leading a team?

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Leadership-Team Size*

How large is the team?

Leadership-Organization Leader*

Are you an organization leader?

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Leadership-Organization Detail*

If so, which organization?

Leadership-Internet Projects*

Have you led/co-led an Internet-related project, case study or activity that supports and promotes the development of the Internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people’s lives, and a force for good in society?

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Leadership-Internet Project Details*

If so, which project/activity/case study? Please, explain within a limit to 500 words or less.

Please share a link to video or presentation about this project:*

Note: Only share work that you have the legal right to share. Ensure that there are no dead links and that viewing rights are available.Thank you.

Education

Highest Level of Education*

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Name of Educational Institution

Field of Study

Recent Professional Development

If you have recently participated in a professional development program then please describe it. Please limit to 250 words or less.

Current Professional Development*

Are you currently involved in other professional development programs?

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Current Professional Development-Commitment*

If yes, please describe your time commitment in hours per week including program dates

Essay

Essay 1: Leadership*

Explain how you expect the Mid Career Fellowship to support your leadership development. Please limit to 500 words or less.

Essay 2: VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity)*

The Mid Career Fellowship provides today’s leaders with the know-how to navigate volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, knowing that their purpose, livelihood, and organizational goals are influenced or impacted by the Internet.

Is your organization addressing any volatile, uncertain, complex or ambiguous challenge threatening an open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet?

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Tackling VUCA Challenges in Internet Space*

If yes, please explain how it is addressing the said challenge . Please limit to 500 words or less.

Use Knowledge and Skills Acquired from Mid Career Fellowship?*

How will you use the knowledge and skills that you will acquire from participating in this Fellowship? Please limit to 250 words or less.

References

Please provide three (3) professional references. For each, please provide contact name, contact email, and relationship.

Reference 1-Name*

Reference 1-Email*

Reference 1-Relationship Description*

Reference 2-Name

Reference 2-Email

Reference 2- Relationship Description

Reference 3-Name

Reference 3-Email

Reference 3- Relationship Description

Self-Assessment

Case Study Commitment*

A crucial part of the Mid Career Fellowship is fellows working to conduct case study work, under the guidance of an expert, on an Internet-related topic which supports and promotes the development of the Internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people’s lives, and a force for good in society.

Can you commit to complete the same?

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Completion Time*

Will you be able to complete the required 7 months of the program?

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Time Commitment*

Will you be able to commit approximately 6 hours per week for coursework, seminars, case study work, discussions and other program activities? Please note that calls are scheduled within the hours of 12h-16h UTC.

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Internet Access*

Do you have reliable broadband Internet access for video conferencing?

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English Proficiency*

Are you proficient in verbal and written English?

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Past Selection of Mid Career Fellowship*

Have you ever been selected as Internet Society's Mid Career Fellow?

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