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11/10/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/10/2026 17:06
ICANN Announces Recipients of the ICANN88 Fellowship
Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the candidates selected to participate in the ICANN Fellowship Program at the ICANN88 Community Forum. A total of 40 fellows residing in 38 countries will take part in the meeting 13-18 March 2027 in Lisbon, Portugal.
The successful candidates represent all sectors of society, including civil society, government, country code top-level domain operators, academia, business, technical, security, and end-user groups. The Fellowship Program seeks individuals who are interested or already engaged in the various aspects of ICANN's work, such as policy development, the operation of the Domain Name System, and the security and stability of the global Internet.
The goal of the ICANN Fellowship Program is to strengthen the representation of the multistakeholder model by creating opportunities for individuals from underserved and underrepresented communities to become active participants in the ICANN community.
The ICANN organization (org) received 2,877 applications for the ICANN88 Fellowship Program.
If ICANN88 is held virtually, the Fellowship Program will also be held virtually.
View the list of selected candidates.
Tarek Kamel Fellowship Recognition
Among the ICANN88 fellows, returning fellow Jorge Carlos Canto Esquivel from Mexico has been selected by the Fellowship Program Selection Committee as the recipient of the Tarek Kamel Fellowship Recognition.
The Tarek Kamel Fellowship Recognition is a tribute to Dr. Tarek Kamel, who served as ICANN's Senior Advisor to the President and Senior Vice President of Government and Intergovernmental Organization Engagement. The award recognizes outstanding contributions of fellows in furthering ICANN's capacity-development efforts in their respective regions. Learn more about the Tarek Kamel Fellowship Recognition.
Paul Muchene Fellow Award
Among the ICANN88 Fellows, Mawuko Kudzo Kpatah from Ghana has been selected as the recipient of the Paul Muchene Fellow Award. The award is a tribute to Paul Muchene, an ICANN Fellow and ICANN org staff member who passed away in August 2022. To learn more, please consult this webpage.
For more information on the program and how to apply, please visit the Fellowship Program page.
About ICANN
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.
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