Apply: ESCALATE Training Program (ETP) 2026

Apply to participate in the ESCALATE Training Program (ETP) 2026 as either a student or a mentor. The program offers selected participants hands-on experience with CAIDA's Internet measurement infrastructure, datasets, and research community.

Application deadline: Sunday, May 31, 2026.

Questions? Email training-program-info@caida.org

The application deadline has passed. We are no longer accepting applications. Any application submitted now will likely be rejected unless you were given prior approval to register.

Apply for the ESCALATE Training Program 2026:

Required fields are indicated by an asterisk (*).

Applicant details

First Name *

Last Name *

Position / Role *

Institution *

Country of Residence *
The training program is fully remote, but the hackathon at the end of the program is held in person. We use this to confirm hackathon eligibility. Travel and address details are only requested from accepted applicants.

Contact information

Email *

About you

Statement of interest *
Tell us why you want to participate in the ETP. What do you hope to learn or contribute? If your advisor or department would be likely to use the training module you build in one of their courses, please mention that — we give priority to applicants with a plausible path to classroom adoption. (250–500 words)

Prior experience
Briefly describe any relevant coursework, projects, or research experience in networking, security, measurement, or data analysis.

Topics of interest
Which CAIDA research areas or datasets are you most interested in working with?

Faculty advisor at your home institution
Name and email of the faculty member at your own university or college who supervises your work. Those without a research advisor may list a faculty member at their institution who knows their work.

How did you hear about the program?

Additional information

Comments
Anything else you'd like us to know about your application.