The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) invites its Supporting Organizations (SOs) and Advisory Committees (ACs) to nominate volunteers to serve as mentors in its Fellowship Program for the ICANN87–ICANN89 Public Meetings. Each group may nominate one individual as a mentor.
Interested SOs/ACs should select their respective Fellowship Program mentor representative to serve for the ICANN87–ICANN89 meetings, and notify ICANN Fellowship Program Manager Siranush Vardanyan via email at siranush.vardanyan@icann.org no later than 10 February, 2026. Self-nominations will not be considered.
Eligibility Criteria for Mentors:
- Mentors must plan on a time commitment of approximately 30–40 hours before, during, and immediately after each ICANN Public Meeting. This includes extensive pre-meeting preparation, on-site support for assigned fellows, and post-meeting support, where applicable.
- Each mentor will serve a term that includes three consecutive ICANN Public Meetings, beginning with ICANN87.
- Mentors are expected to adhere to the Fellowship Program guidelines to help ensure consistency in capacity development opportunities for fellows and to help fellows actively participate in ICANN's work.
- Mentors will receive travel funding support (if applicable).
- Mentors cannot serve on the Fellowship Program Selection Committee while serving their mentor terms.
For more information on the guidelines and expectations, please visit the ICANN Fellowship page for additional details about the mentorship program.