Internet2 Supports Member Research Through...

  • Advocacy with and representation in funding agencies Internet2 helps shape new solicitations and has led to discretionary support on behalf of member research
  • Provision of formal letters of support per year that illustrate specific aspects of Internet2’s support of and involvement with key projects
  • Preparation of white papers and reports to agencies and government representatives
  • Consultation and assistance with grant preparation, and strategic planning on potential paths for collaboration

  • Coordination of funded workshops, bringing the community together on key issues

Sponsored Research Opportunities

As external support for sponsored research becomes increasingly harder to obtain, Internet2 members can benefit from assistance in identifying collaborators, technical expertise on grants, and the neutral collaborative stance offered by the Internet2 organization. While members would certainly pursue sponsored research opportunities independently, they turn to Internet2 for advocacy, collaboration, and demonstration of support in order to illustrate the unique benefits offered by our organization. Internet2 collaborations involve unique uses of Internet2 advanced networks, resources, and services (such as HOPI, technical collaboration, network research, performance measurement, data storage, security, middleware, and others) available to our community. Our collaborations encompass a broad range of discipline areas, including high-energy physics, and other key areas of science and engineering; the health sciences; network research and performance measurement; middleware and security; and the arts and humanities.

How Internet2 Can Help

Internet2 provides flexible service to our members, informed strategic advice, and effective pre-and post-award project management. As a result of our many successful member funding collaborations:

  • Internet2’s inventory of externally funded research collaborations has quadrupled its number of funded proposals, increased the volume of submitted proposals by over six-fold, and achieved a funding success hit rate of over 53%
  • This growth has been accompanied by an increase in the number of collaborating members (now exceeding 50 organizations) and scope of funding agencies (including NSF, NIH, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, National Endowment for the Humanities, and Carnegie Foundation of New York)
  • Internet2 is the subawardee on many awards, and we redistribute at least 70% of any sponsored research revenue we receive to our members, and contribute cost-sharing routinely

Contact Info

If you need a letter of support for a grant, or want to inquire about Internet2's support activities for member research, please contact Nili Tannenbaum, Internet2 Senior Manager of Sponsored Projects at (734) 352-7083 or via email ntannen@internet2.edu.

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