The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that the deadline to submit applications for the NextGen@ICANN program at ICANN72 has been extended through 14 June 2021.
ICANN wants to hear from regional university students who are interested in the future of the Internet and participating in the ICANN72 Annual General Meeting. ICANN72 is scheduled to be held in Seattle from 23 to 28 October 2021. If ICANN72 is held as a virtual meeting, all NextGen@ICANN program activities will be conducted online.
If you are an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral student between the ages of 18 to 30 and living and studying in the North American region, you may be eligible for the NextGen@ICANN program.
The NextGen@ICANN program application window will remain open until 14 June 2021. Successful candidates will be announced on 28 June 2021 on the ICANN website.
For more information about the NextGen program, its eligibility requirements, selection criteria and the application process with deadlines, please click here.