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Fellowship Program Sponsors
| Fellowship Application Statistics Overview |
| Total Application received: 173 (Female: 70 / Male: 101 / Others: 2 ) |
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Initial Round of Selected International Fellows: 29 (Female: 14 / Male: 15) |
| Sub-Region Distributions |
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Eastern Asia: 3 |
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Southeastern Asia: 10 |
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Southern Asia: 22 (including Local Fellows) |
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Central Asia: 1 |
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Australia and New Zealand: 1 |
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Pacific Ocean: 2 |
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Stakeholder Balance |
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Academia: 10 |
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Civil Society: 12 |
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Government/ Inter-governmental : 6 |
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Private Sector: 5 |
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Youth / Students: 3 |
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Technical Community: 3 |
| List of Selected International Fellows for APrIGF 2026 | ||||
|
No. |
Name |
Gender |
Economy |
Stakeholder |
|
1 |
Yuan-Ting Lin |
F |
Taiwan |
Government |
|
2 |
Karim Nauruzov |
M |
Kazakhstan |
Private Sector |
|
3 |
Ashutosh Akhilesh Maharaj |
M |
Fiji |
Academia |
|
4 |
Iqra Ejaz |
F |
Pakistan |
Academia |
|
5 |
Russell Deka Harada |
M |
Papua New Guinea |
Academia |
|
6 |
Joyeeta Sen Rimpee |
F |
Bangladesh |
Government |
|
7 |
Nguyen Nhat Huy |
M |
Vietnam |
Academia |
|
8 |
Benjz Gerard Sevilla |
M |
Philippines |
Civil Society |
|
9 |
Vatsla Srivastava |
F |
India |
Civil Society |
|
10 |
LY Marolin |
F |
Cambodia |
Technical Community |
|
11 |
Bianca Kendrick |
F |
Australia |
Civil Society |
|
12 |
Syed Sultan Kazi |
M |
India |
Civil Society |
|
13 |
Shabir Ghafari |
M |
Malaysia |
Students |
|
14 |
Arul Prakkash Sinnappan | M | Malaysia | Civil Society |
| 15 | Ilimba Widanalage Wathsala Lakmalie Dayananda | F | Sri Lanka | Civil Society |
| 16 | Looshan Pradeep Kalansooriya | M | Sri Lanka | Academia |
| 17 | Bernhart Farras Sukandar | M | Indonesia | Civil Society |
| 18 | Md Sariful Islam | M | Bangladesh | Private Sector |
| 19 | Astari Yanuarti | F | Indonesia | Civil Society |
| 20 | Muhammad Farhan Khan | M | Pakistan | Government |
| 21 | Udit Pandey | M | India | Academia |
| 22 | Maria Luisa Calanag | F | Japan | Academia |
| 23 | Hein Zayar Toe Wai | M | Thailand | Civil Society |
| 24 | Jessieca Baris | F | Philippines | Private Sector |
| 25 | Trang Pham | F | Vietnam | Private Sector |
| 26 | Yiming Xing | M | China | Students |
| 27 | Catherine | F | Indonesia | Civil Society |
| 28 | Emaan Yasin Malik | F | Pakistan | Inter Governmental Organisation |
| 29 | Mahoshadi Peiris | F | Sri Lanka | Civil Society |
| List of Selected Local Fellows for APrIGF 2026 | ||||
|
No. |
Name |
Gender |
Economy |
Stakeholder |
|
1 |
Sudeep Subedi |
M |
Nepal |
Students |
|
2 |
Anuja Gyawali |
F |
Nepal |
Academia |
|
3 |
Smriti Khanal |
F |
Nepal |
Civil Society |
|
4 |
Rekha Angdembe
|
F | Nepal | Academia |
| 5 | Florida Maharjan | F | Nepal | Private Sector |
| 6 | Classic Neupane | M | Nepal | Technical Community |
| 7 | Siddhant Pant | M | Nepal | Academia |
| 8 | Subhash Jha | M | Nepal | Technical Community |
| 9 | Puspa Das | F | Nepal | Government |
| 10 | Tej Prasad Dhamala | M | Nepal | Inter Governmental Organisation |
For questions or inquiries, please contact the secretariat at sec[at]aprigf.asia.
