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<h1>Internet Infrastructure Grant program</h1>
<p>Without vision, hard work and creativity, the Internet would not
have evolved into the global resource we know and use today. More
than 25 years ago the first-ever .com was registered and has since
altered the course of history to put the world at our fingertips.
The Internet has changed the very fabric of how we interact,
inform, conduct business, donate, educate, communicate, connect,
and share stories with others across the country, continent, and
all over the world.</p>
<p>The Verisign infrastructure grant program, launched during the
2010 “25 Years of .com” commemoration, reflects Verisign’s
commitment to sponsoring research that supports the Internet’s
robust growth and development. Verisign is expanding this program
in 2012 to foster new research which advances security and
stability, encourages Internet deployment, and improves the
Internet infrastructure overall.</p>
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<p>Verisign is pleased to declare that it will announce two
$200,000 research awards on May 2012 to support research that
has the potential to improve the availability and security of
Internet access in all parts of the world. We are seeking
proposals for research topics focused on an Internet that is
available and secure in all countries, supporting a range of
infrastructures, given the reality that people and
organizations are relying to a growing extent on mobile
devices of all kinds for their connectivity. The research
funding is intended to support two graduate students or
equivalent for one year, plus institutional overhead.</p>
<p><a
href="http://verisigninc.com/en_US/news-events/global-events/internet-infrastructure-grant-symposium/grant-application.xhtml">Applications</a>
will be accepted from teams composed of researchers from
accredited academic institutions, industry research labs,
non-profit organizations, for-profit corporations, and
governmental agencies. Applications from teams representing
institutions in multiple countries are encouraged. All
research outputs will be required to be released to the public
domain for free and unrestricted use.</p>
<p>Applications will be evaluated against the following
criteria:</p>
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<li><strong>Relevance:</strong> The applicant(s) should
propose research that supports the stated goal of the
program, with a specific focus on global accessibility
and/or infrastructural improvements that will benefit the
developing world.</li>
<li><strong>Innovation:</strong> The applicant(s) should
propose research that is innovative, novel and important.
Applications will be judged based on the innovative nature
of their proposed research foci and goals.</li>
<li><strong>Feasibility:</strong> The applicant(s) should
demonstrate that their proposed research plan is feasible
and can be fully realized within the timeframe (May 2012 –
fall 2013) allowed by the program. </li>
<li><strong>Overall Quality:</strong> Judges are asked to
provide their overall impressions of the grant proposals,
encompassing all of the aforementioned criteria, as well as
any other criteria deemed relevant based on their knowledge
and experience in the field.</li>
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<p><a
href="http://verisigninc.com/en_US/news-events/global-events/internet-infrastructure-grant-symposium/grant-application.xhtml">Applications</a>
will be due by April 5, 2012 and award decisions will be
announced May 2012. The grants are intended to support
research performed during the 2012-13 academic year. Awardees
will present their results at a symposium in Washington, DC in
fall 2013. </p>
<h3>Key Dates:</h3>
<p><strong>January 17, 2012:</strong> Research Grant Submission
Process Open<br>
<strong>April 5, 2012:</strong> Research Grant Submissions Due<br>
<strong>May 2012:</strong> Announce Research Awards<br>
<strong>May 22, 2013:</strong> Research Due<br>
<strong>Fall 2013:</strong> Research Presented at DC Symposium</p>
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