Overview

Fellowship Program Overview

APNIC is offering a limited number of Fellowships to professionals and youth in the APNIC service region’s Developing, Least Developed Country (LDC) or Small Island Development State (SIDS) economies to participate in an online, structured fellowship program, and to participate in the APNIC 60 conference in Da Nang, Viet Nam.

The 2025 APNIC Fellowship program will include travel to attend APNIC 60 in Da Nang, Viet Nam. You will be expected to be available to travel to the conference.

The Fellowship program places special emphasis on gender and geographical diversity.

Areas of Interest

Successful fellows will select a specific area of interest to focus their fellowship program, as well as receiving a holistic overview of APNIC and Internet Governance prior to participating in the APNIC 60 conference. Areas of interest include:

• IPv6 Deployment
• Internet Routing Security
• Information/Network Security
• DNS/DNSSEC
• Segment Routing
• Web Security
• IoT Security & Honeypots
• Information Security
• Transit, Peering and IXPs

The program also includes some webinars on leadership and soft skills

The level of experience in the chosen area of interest can be from beginner to advanced.

Key Dates

Fellowship Package

Successful applicants will receive the following:

• A customized program of Fellows-only presentations from industry experts with opportunities for Q&A
• Introduction to a community mentor in their area of interest
• Support to complete several APNIC Academy courses
• Certificate of achievement

If successful applicants complete at least 80% of the online structured program they will be eligible to attend the APNIC 60 conference and will also receive the following:

• An economy class return (two-way) air ticket to the workshop and/or conference week
• Twin-share hotel accommodation with breakfast for the duration of the workshop and/or conference week
• Cash allowance ranging from AUD 100 to AUD 150 to cover incidentals during the conference (upon successful completion of the fellowship and depending on fellowship budget)
• Expenses scholarship of AUD 100 or AUD 150 (upon successful completion of the fellowship)
• Daily (or as required) briefings
• Complimentary registration to the workshop and/or conference week
• Complimentary attendance to all the workshop and/or conference week social events

Applicants should note there is an estimated 15 to 18 hours of commitment required to complete the online courses. If you are eligible to attend the APNIC 60 conference, you will be expected to be available to travel to the conference.