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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 Paper

Contribute a Dataset

Share anonymized cloud cost data to grow the global FinOps benchmark dataset.

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Apply for Fellowship

Join the IFO4 Research Fellow program and work on funded research projects.

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Join a Working Group

Collaborate on specific research initiatives through IFO4 Research Working Groups.

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Research 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

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