Los Angeles, CA - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is opening the application round for the ICANN Fellowship Program for the ICANN85 Community Forum. The ICANN85 meeting is scheduled for 7–12 March 2026 in Mumbai, India. If ICANN85 is held virtually, the Fellowship Program also will be held virtually. The deadline to apply is 22 August 2025 at 23:59 UTC.

Successful candidates will be announced on 6 November 2025 on ICANN's website.

About the ICANN Fellowship Program

The ICANN Fellowship Program is open to all applicants interested or already engaged in various aspects of ICANN's work, such as policymaking, Domain Name System operations, and the security and stability of the global Internet. The goal of the program is to strengthen the representation of the multistakeholder model by fostering opportunities for individuals from underserved and underrepresented communities to become active participants in the ICANN community.

For more information on the program and how to apply, please visit the Fellowship Program page.
ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you need to type an address – a name or a number – into your computer or other device. That address must be unique, so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a nonprofit public benefit corporation with a community of participants from all over the world.