LACNIC will offer financial assistance for conducting a limited number of events that will contribute to Internet development and stability within the region of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

Those organizations interested in receiving financial assistance for an event to be organized during 2011 must complete the form and send it to proyectos@lacnic.net, filling out the required fields before MONDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2011 (19:00 UTC). Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

LACNIC will publish the list of the initiatives that have been selected on MONDAY MARCH 14, 2011. LACNIC reserves the right to select the initiatives it considers most appropriate for receiving financial support, and is not obliged to justify the results of this selection in any way. Depending on the number of applications received and the resources available, LACNIC reserves the right to approve contributions lower than those requested, which will be duly agreed with the applicants.

Selection Criteria

Events must focus on the general subject o Internet Governance and may be conferences, seminars workshops or training courses. The activities must be conducted during 2011 in any of the countries or territories within the region covered by LACNIC.

LACNIC will not provide financial assistance to long term research and/or investigation projects, participation in events, or publications.

For a detailed list of the countries and territories covered by LACNIC, please visit http://www.lacnic.net/en/sobre-lacnic/cobertura/index.html

The financial assistance granted by LACNIC cannot be the only source of funding for the event under consideration.