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Submit the application form.
Project context: research question, methodology, intended public output, anticipated dataset usage. Include enough detail to verify the public-benefit dimension and scope dataset needs.
Internet-scale data access for academic and security researchers, at no cost or reduced cost.
Research that depends on internet-scale data is bottlenecked by access. Academic researchers studying domain registration patterns, journalists investigating fraud infrastructure, security researchers tracking threat-actor campaigns: they all need data of the kind Deepinfo indexes, and most can't justify commercial pricing. The Researcher Program provides qualifying research projects with platform access at no cost or significantly reduced cost.
WHO QUALIFIES
Built for research that has a public benefit.
The Researcher Program is designed for individuals or institutions running research projects with a clear public-benefit dimension. Eligibility is broad in scope but specific in standards.
Indicative qualifying contexts:
- Academic research at degree-granting institutions (faculty, post-docs, graduate research)
- Independent security research with documented track record (CVE disclosures, named attribution work, public publications)
- Investigative journalism at recognized publications or independent reporting with verifiable methodology
- Civil-society research at non-profit organizations studying internet phenomena, fraud, or digital-rights topics
- Open-source intelligence research with documented methodology and public output
Application requires a brief project description, methodology overview, and intended public output. Commercial-use research, paid threat-intelligence work for clients, and research without a public-benefit dimension don't qualify under this program: they fit standard commercial pricing or partner agreements.
WHAT YOU GET
Real platform access for real research questions.
Free or reduced-cost access for qualifying research. DSI dataset access as the primary research tool. Methodology consultation during onboarding. Reciprocal acknowledgment expectations, not editorial control.
Free or reduced-cost platform access.
Free access for qualifying academic, civil-society, or independent-research projects with clear public benefit. Reduced-cost access for projects with hybrid funding models. Scope and pricing are project-specific.
DSI dataset access.
The platform's Deep Search & Insights module is the primary research tool: direct queryable access to the domain corpus, the CVE corpus, and structured pivots. Researcher Program members get full DSI access on the same query terms as commercial users.
Methodology consultation.
A scoped consultation with Deepinfo's data team during onboarding to understand the dataset's structure, coverage, and limitations. Research that mischaracterizes the data is bad for everyone; we'd rather invest in helping researchers understand the dataset upfront.
Acknowledgment in published work.
We ask for acknowledgment in published work that uses the dataset, with a standard citation format provided. We don't take editorial control or pre-publication review rights: the work is yours; the acknowledgment is reciprocal.
HOW TO APPLY
Three steps. Most applications close inside two weeks.
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Eligibility and methodology review.
A Deepinfo team member reviews. Most academic and civil-society applications process within a few business days; methodology-consultation calls happen during the review for projects with complex dataset needs.
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Researcher agreement and onboarding.
Once approved, you complete a Researcher Program agreement (different from a commercial contract: covers acknowledgment expectations and acceptable-use scope) and get platform access. Onboarding consultation scheduled at your timing.
APPLY
Submit your application.
Tell us about your work. We review every application and respond within a few business days.
Application received
Thanks. We review every application and respond within a few business days.
READY?
Get the data your research actually needs.
Apply for the Researcher Program. Most applications close inside two weeks. If your project doesn't quite fit, or you're not sure whether it does, talk to us; edge cases are reviewed individually.