The NET Institute will fund
a number of scientific research projects in the areas of network industries,
including wired and wireless networks, "virtual networks," electronic
commerce, telecommunications, and the Internet. Proposed research may be either
theoretical or empirical, and may also analyze issues of public policy and
antitrust. The deadline for proposals is
Proposals should include
(i) a brief description of the proposed project,
including
(a) an executive summary, up to two pages
long;
(b)
the objective(s) of the project;
(c) a clear description of the expected output
of the project;
(d) the scientific techniques to be used in
the proposed project;
(e) an assessment of the likelihood that
the research will be accomplished in the time allocated; and
(ii) a curriculum vitae of the researcher,
indicating
(a) relevant previous scientific work; and
(b) educational background.
Only proposals submitted electronically will be considered and
evaluated. Proposals and all supporting materials can be submitted to submissions@NETinst.org in either (i)
Acrobat pdf format; or (ii) MS-Word format; or (iii)
Rich text file ("rtf") format.
Each funded proposal will
receive up to $15,000 of financial support from the NET Institute. It is
expected that successful proposals will receive 1/3 of the awarded funds when
the project is approved for funding by the NET Institute and the remaining 2/3
of the funds upon successful completion of the project and delivery of the
output of the research.