Pulse Research Fellowship and Mentorship
Forecasted
Pulse Research Fellowship and Mentorship supports early-career researchers and mentors in Internet measurement research and tool development to advance an open, secure, and trustworthy Internet.
Funder: Internet Society
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Application closes) | February 2027 (Shortlisted candidates’ detailed applications)
Funding Amounts: Fellows: USD 17,000; mentors: USD 10,000 for approximately six months, each including USD 2,000 for equipment/travel
Summary: Supports Internet measurement research and tool development that advance an open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet.
Key Information: Fellows must be early-career researchers affiliated with an academic or research institution and commit at least 25 hours weekly.
Description
The Internet Society’s Pulse Research Fellowship and Mentorship is an approximately six-month remote program supporting data-driven analysis and tool development for an open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet. Fellows conduct Internet measurement research, while seasoned researchers mentor them throughout the program. Selected fellows and mentors can work from anywhere in the world.
The program supports original, top-tier research and new or existing methods for improving data gathering, analysis, and visualization on the Pulse platform. It encourages interdisciplinary work on Internet resilience, robustness, and openness, strengthens partnerships among organizations conducting data-driven research, and connects researchers, data specialists, network engineers, policymakers, and journalists. Participants also have opportunities to publish at conferences such as ACM IMC, CoNEXT, SIGMETRICS, or SIGCOMM.
