Microsoft awards search engine research grants
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft has awarded 12 grants to scientists studying different aspects of search engine technology, an attempt by the Redmond, Washington, company to foster research in this area, Microsoft announced Friday.
Along with a grant of between $30,000 and $50,000, each award gives the scientist access to more than 15 million queries and accompanying click-through data culled from Microsoft's MSN search engine. Winners also get permission to use the MSN Search API more extensively than regular developers.