Apply Now for ccNSO Travel Funding for ICANN85

The ccNSO is now accepting functions for journey help to attend the ICANN85 Community Forum, which is able to happen from 7–12 March 2026 in Mumbai, India.
Applications for ccNSO journey help are open from Monday, 13 October 2025, till Friday, 24 October 2025 (midday UTC). Please word that functions submitted earlier than or after this era won’t be thought-about.

SUPPORT GOAL. The purpose of the ccNSO Travel Support is to offer journey funding to ICANN Public Meetings, paid for by ICANN, to a restricted variety of ccNSO group members. Travel help is meant for group members who’re anticipated to make vital contributions throughout the assembly for which they search funding, or whom the Travel Support Committee needs to encourage to take part extra broadly.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS. Eligible ccNSO supported vacationers are people related to a ccTLD, ccNSO Councilors and members from the broader ccTLD group, together with, in no explicit order:

• Speakers at ccNSO-relevant periods throughout ICANN public conferences. This contains presenters, session chairs, moderators or session facilitators.
• Members, together with Chairs or Vice Chairs, of ccNSO Working Groups or Committees actively assembly on the ICANN assembly
• Individuals appointed by Council to a ccNSO-relevant function inside the ICANN ecosystem (additionally known as “External appointments by Council”)

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS. Review all supplies and fill within the type positioned right here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TravelICANN85_apply
All functions must be submitted in English.
Applications for ccNSO journey help are open from Monday, 13 October 2025, till Friday, 24 October 2025 (midday UTC). Please word that functions submitted earlier than or after this era won’t be thought-about.

NEXT STEPS. Once the appliance window is closed, the ccNSO Council Travel Fund Committee will consider all functions. The end result of the committee’s deliberations can be revealed on the ccNSO web site. All candidates will obtain a private notification by 1 November 2025.

ICANN TRAVEL SUPPORT. The ccNSO receives a complete of 17 journey slots to allocate per ICANN assembly, paid for by ICANN, together with 8 reserved for ccNSO Council members. A journey slot contains a number of of three primary classes of journey bills: an economic system class ticket to the journey vacation spot; lodging for the permitted length of the journey; and meals and different incidental bills. Allocations within the three classes could also be break up amongst supported vacationers, supplied that the full allocation for all three classes quantities to at least one full funded journey slot.

ICANN may require funded Travelers to signal an acknowledgement and waiver, constructed within the assembly registration for anybody that’s registering for in-person participation. Instructions on the right way to e book journey can be supplied by ICANN Travel Support to funded vacationers who’re confirmed and eligible.

For extra particulars, seek the advice of the ccNSO Travel Fund Guideline and the ICANN Community Travel Support Guidelines.

TRAVEL ARRIVAL MEASURES. All vacationers have a duty to grasp the entry and exit necessities of their journey and decide if they will meet these necessities earlier than committing to the journey. Travelers might evaluation particular journey necessities by visiting or their native authorities worldwide traveler web sites. ICANN is dedicated to making sure inclusive Public Meetings that present an equal alternative for all to have interaction. If funded vacationers are usually not eligible or can not meet the entry necessities as outlined by the federal government of the assembly location, ICANN goals to supply an attractive digital participation expertise.