Participant Funding

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR FUNDING A PARTICIPANT
Attendance at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
and/or
Open Consultations and Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) meeting

A.     MAG Member: Priority in Funding

To be considered for funding to attend the Open Consultations and Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) meeting and/or the annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF), the requestor must meet the following criteria:

• Be a current Multi-stakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) member who represents a multi-stakeholder group (i.e. civil society, academia, technical community, Government, and private sector) which is recognized by IGF, affiliated with IGF work, and/or is accredited by the United Nations ECOSOC.
   
• Provides the IGF Secretariat with a written expression of interest requesting financial support by the deadline stipulated on the MAG List, else, at least six weeks prior the first day of the event if no deadline has been announced. Requests will be considered on a first come first serve basis.
   
• Is from a Least Developed Country, Developing Country or Transitional Economy (non-EU).
   
• If previously funded, has completed and submitted on time the required Mandatory Report for attending the most recent IGF/Open Consultations and MAG meeting.
   
• If previously funded, has completed and submitted on time all forms and obligations required by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the IGF Secretariat.
   
•  Preference is given to the requestor who actively participates and contributes to the IGF (i.e. participates in national, regional, or global IGF meetings; contributes to ongoing dialogue on Internet issues within the relevant communities).
   
• Preference is given to the requestor who only requires partial funding (i.e. a request to cover only the cost of the airfare ticket).

B.     Individual:

To be considered for funding to attend the annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF), the requestor must meet the following criteria:

• Represents a multi-stakeholder group (according to priority – (1) civil society; (2) technical community; and (3) Government) which is recognized by IGF, affiliated with IGF work, and/or is accredited by the United Nations ECOSOC.
   
• Provides the IGF Secretariat with a written expression of interest requesting financial support at least six weeks prior the first day of the event. Requests will be considered on a first come first serve basis.
   
• Is from a Least Developed Country, Developing Country or Transitional Economy (non-EU).
   
• If previously funded, has completed and submitted on time the required Mandatory Report for attending the most recent IGF/Open Consultations and MAG meeting.
   
• If previously funded, has completed and submitted on time all forms and obligations required by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the IGF Secretariat.
   
• Preference is given to the requestor who actively participates and contributes to the IGF (i.e. participates in national, regional, or global IGF meetings; contributes to ongoing dialogue on Internet issues within the relevant communities).
   
• Preference is given to the requestor who only requires partial funding (i.e. a request to cover only the cost of the airfare ticket).

For more information on the Internet Governance Forum and the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), please visit: http://intgovforum.org.