Amy Mahan Young Researcher Fellowships

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DIRSI is inviting young Latin American researchers to submit applications to the Amy Mahan Young Researcher Fellowships in ICT Inclusion Policies. Three fellowships of US$6,000 are available to support research within the network's current themes: Bandwidth for All, Mobile Opportunities 2.0 and New Indicators on ICT Access and Use.

Eligible applicants are young researchers (born in 1974 or after) conducting their academic activities in Latin America. Proposals must be submitted by 16 November 2009 and the final reports must be completed by 3 May 2010.
 
Research proposals and final reports can be presented in Spanish, English or Portuguese. Full details of the fellowships are only available in Spanish and Portuguese.
 
The Amy Mahan Young Researcher Fellowships in ICT Inclusion Policies were created to honour the memory of Amy Mahan. Amy was a founding member of DIRSI and made important contributions to its research program.
 
 
 

Amy Mahan | 1961-2009

Amy Mahan

Amy Mahan was a founding member of DIRSI. At the time of her death she had made important contributions to the research and program design of a number of ICT for development initiatives. It is with deep gratitude for her scholarship, personal courage and humanity, that we honor her by establishing this fellowship program.

The Amy Mahan Young Researcher Fellowships in ICT Inclusion Policies is one of a number of number of initiatives in honour of our friend and colleague. Other initiatives are:

Amy Mahan Research Fellowship Program to Assess the Impact of Public Access to ICTs

Global Information Society Watch 2009 dedicated to Amy Mahan

LACNIC Outstanding Achievement Award - Posthumous honorary mention