MENOG Fellowship Program
Background
The MENOG Fellowship Program provides basic assistance for successful applicants from the MENOG region1 to encourage participation in MENOG. The fellowship covers (partial) transportation costs and the costs of local accommodation associated with attending MENOG meetings and related events.
Eligibility
The MENOG Fellowship Program is open to anyone from the Middle East who is actively involved in the development of the Internet. People in the following roles will be considered: Network engineers and operators, decision makers in government institutions, educators, trainers and representatives from non-government organisations and from the private sector.
The successful applicant will be provided with assistance to cover partial transfer meeting fee and accommodation. The funding will be organised with each successful candidate.
Expenses other than accommodation and travel (such as meals) are not covered by the Fellowship Program and are the responsibility of the successful applicant.
NB: The application process for fellowship at MENOG 7 is now closed.
Obligations
The successful applicant is obliged to submit an evaluation form after the meeting is over.
Criteria for Selection
The MENOG Coordination Committee will select the participants for the fellowship program according to following criteria:
- Will play an active role on the development of the Internet (see ‘Eligibility’ above)
- Has residency in a Middle Eastern Country1.
- Demonstrates ability to utilise the experiences that will be gained from attending MENOG Meetings and MENOG sponsored events.
- Is willing to return to MENOG as a presenter or trainer in future.
Application
The application process is closed
Previous Fellowship Programs
Fellowship assistance was available for MENOG 6, which took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 10-14 April 2010.
Fellowship Applicant: Abdallah Nasr, Senior Network Engineer at National Information Technology Center in Jordan.
Fellowship assistance was available for MENOG 5, which took place in Beirut, Lebanon, from 25-29 October 2009.
Fellowship Applicant: Mutassem Olimat, Customer Support Engineer at Estarta in Jordan.
Fellowship assistance was available for MENOG 4, which took place in Manama, Barhain, from 5-9 April 2009.
Fellowship Applicant: Aladdin Jawad Kadhem AlRadhi, Technical Advisor, PIR, Jordan.
Fellowship assistance was available for the RIPE 57 meeting, which took place in Dubai, UAE, from 26-30 October 2008.
Fellowship Applicant: Eliane Rameh, Security & Network Engineer, IDM- Network Operation Center, Lebanon.
In order to get the most out of MENOG Meeting experience, we explain our expectations for MENOG Fellows.
1: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestinian Territory, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen