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</head><body><p>Dear all,</p><p>please find below a call for applications to the New Media Summer School and EuroDIG 2016 in Brussels. Travel and hotel costs funds available for a limited number of participants. </p><p>Feel free to forward this email among your networks!</p><p>Kind regards,</p><p>Lorena</p><p><a href="http://www.eurodig.org/eurodig-2016/youth/">http://www.eurodig.org/eurodig-2016/youth/</a> </p><h2 class="csc-firstHeader">Call for applications! New Media Summer School 2016, 6-10 June in Brussels</h2><p class="bodytext">The New Media Summer School is the youth pre-event where young people (18-27 years old) from across the European continent network and prepare their participation at EuroDIG. The participants will have three days of talks and discussions, will get to know each other and work on a youth statement that will be presented at EuroDIG</p><p class="bodytext">The programme of the New Media Summer School focuses on the <a href="http://www.eurodig.org/eurodig-2016/programme/"><strong>agenda of EuroDIG</strong></a>.</p><p class="bodytext"><strong>The deadline for submissions is 8th May 2016, 23:59h CET.</strong></p><p class="bodytext">Due to limited capacity not all applications can be accepted. There are travel and hotel costs funds available for a limited number of applicants.</p><p class="bodytext"><span lang="EN-GB"><strong>Eligibility criteria</strong></span></p><p class="bodytext">In order to be considered for participation (and additionally funding), a candidate must meet the following criteria:</p><ul class="rte_ul"><li>is between 18-27 years old;</li><li>resides in the European continent</li><li>demonstrates interest in Internet governance related issues</li></ul><p class="bodytext"><span lang="EN-GB"><strong>Review and selection</strong></span></p><p class="bodytext">The submitted expressions of interest will be reviewed by the EuroDIG Secretariat, with two purposes:</p><ul class="rte_ul"><li>identify the most suitable candidates to participate in the summer school</li><li>select the participants that would benefit from funding</li></ul><p class="bodytext">If the request for funding meeting the aforementioned criteria exceed the available funds, the review and selection process will be made on the basis of the submitted expressions of interest, and taking into account the need to achieve a diversity of participants, in terms of:</p><ul class="rte_ul"><li>geography (countries & minorities represented);</li><li>gender balance;</li><li>academia, non-academia;</li><li>organised youth, non-organised youth;</li><li>balance between newcomers (individuals who have not previously participated in EuroDIG processes) and experienced participants (individuals who have been previously involved in EuroDIG processes)</li><li>as well as the consideration of people less represented in general</li></ul><p class="bodytext"><strong>Responsibilities of selected participants</strong></p><p class="bodytext">Please note that participants selected will be responsible for</p><ul class="rte_ul"><li>making their own travel arrangements. Cash reimbursement will be made onsite, in Brussels, on the basis of an invoice (to be submitted in advance).</li></ul><p class="bodytext"><strong>Selected participants will be required</strong></p><ul class="rte_ul"><li>to help organizing a session in advance by <a class="external-link-new-window" href="http://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/Programme_overview_2016">joining the org team of a session of their choice</a>;</li><li>to attend and participate pro-actively in the EuroDIG meeting.</li></ul><div class="io-ox-signature"><p>Lorena Jaume-Palasí<br>Director Communications & Youth Engagement</p><p>European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG)<br>office@eurodig.org<br>www.eurodig.org</p><p>Cel: +49.179.919 578</p></div></body></html>