Fellowship Program Overview
btNOG is offering a limited number of Fellowships to professionals and students in Bhutan to participate in the upcoming btNOG10 Conference and Workshop in Paro from 5th – 9th June 2023.
The purpose of the btNOG Fellowship Programme is to give opportunities to Bhutanese working in the ICT Community to participate in the Country’s premier Internet Operations and Technology summit. The human networking is an extremely important component for growing the Internet across the region, with the btNOG Fellows gaining valuable opportunities to meet Internet network professionals. This is in addition to the technologies and skills learnt or enhanced during the btNOG Workshops and the Conference itself.
Areas of Interest
Successful fellows will select a specific area of interest to focus their fellowship program. Areas of interest include:
- IPv6 Deployment
- Network Automation
- Layer 1-3 Networking 101 (lastmile wireless and optics)
The level of experience in the chosen area of interest can be from beginner to advanced.
Key Dates
| Application Open | 10th April 2023 |
| Application Close | 31st April 2023 |
| Committee appraisal | 10th May 2023 |
| Successful Fellows announced | 16th May 2023 |
| Confirmation of shortlisted applicants | 20th May 2023 |
Fellowship Package
Full Fellowship – 10 Seats
Successful applicants will receive the following:
- Accommodation with breakfast for the duration of the workshop and conference week
- Certificate of achievement (upon successful completion of fellowship)
- Expenses scholarship of Nu. 5000 (upon successful completion of fellowship)
- Complimentary registration to the workshop and/or conference week
- Complimentary attendance to all the workshop and/or conference week social events
Partial Fellowship – 5 Seats
Successful applicants will receive the following:
- Complimentary registration to the workshop and/or conference week
- Certificate of achievement (upon successful completion of fellowship)
- Complimentary attendance to all the workshop and/or conference week social events
Selection Process
A selection committee carefully evaluates all the applications. The committee selects the applicants it believes are best suited for the fellowships, taking into consideration a desire to provide opportunities to individuals from a diverse range of organizations, gender, and geographical locations within Bhutan.
The decisions of the selection committee are final, and the selected applicants are informed individually. A list of selected Fellows is then announced on the btNOG website.
(Applicants who are not selected to receive a Fellowship award for the current btNOG workshop & conference are eligible and encouraged to apply for future btNOG events.)