Contribute to Research
Help advance the science of FinOps. Your contributions make our community stronger and more impactful.
Submit a Paper
Share your FinOps research through our peer-reviewed journal or working paper series.
Submit PaperContribute a Dataset
Share anonymized cloud cost data to grow the global FinOps benchmark dataset.
Share DataApply for Fellowship
Join the IFO4 Research Fellow program and work on funded research projects.
Apply NowJoin a Working Group
Collaborate on specific research initiatives through IFO4 Research Working Groups.
View GroupsResearch Fellow Program
The IFO4 Research Fellowship supports practitioners and academics conducting original FinOps research. Fellows receive funding, data access, and mentorship.
- $15,000-$50,000 research grants
- Access to proprietary benchmark data
- IFO4 Research Fellow credential
- Publication support and peer network
- Annual research summit participation