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researchers from diverse disciplines can apply to use YouTube data to study a variety of topics. We鈥檙e starting this program offering participants the following: </p> </div> <ol class="ytr-points-block lb-margin-top-m"> <li class="ytr-points-item"> <div class="ytr-points-item__bullet"></div> <span class="ytr-points-item__number lb-font-subhead-3 lb-font-weight-700">1</span> <p class="ytr-points-item__text lb-font-body-1"> Scaled access to YouTube鈥檚 public data corpus with as much quota as required for their research </p> </li> <li class="ytr-points-item"> <div class="ytr-points-item__bullet"></div> <span class="ytr-points-item__number lb-font-subhead-3 lb-font-weight-700">2</span> <p class="ytr-points-item__text lb-font-body-1"> Opportunity to derive insights from global YouTube data </p> </li> <li class="ytr-points-item"> <div class="ytr-points-item__bullet"></div> <span class="ytr-points-item__number lb-font-subhead-3 lb-font-weight-700">3</span> <p class="ytr-points-item__text lb-font-body-1"> Support and technical guidance from YouTube </p> </li> </ol> <div class="ytr-section__copy-secondary"> <p> We welcome feedback from participating researchers on the program as we continue to build out more products and tools over time. </p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="lb-grid ytr-section home-2"> <div class="ytr-section__copy lb-grid__cell lb-grid__cell--span-6"> <h2 class="lb-font-weight-700 lb-margin-bottom-l lb-font-display-3"> How it works </h2> <div class="ytr-section__copy-main"> <p> Learn more about the process, what data is available, and find answers to your questions. </p> </div> <a class="lb-button lb-button--filled lb-button--compact lb-margin-bottom-l" href="/web/20240119235617/https://research.youtube/how-it-works">See How it works</a> </div> <div class="ytr-section__media lb-grid__cell lb-grid__cell--lg-offset-7-span-5 lb-grid__cell--md-offset-6-span-6 ytr-reversed-on-mobile"> <div class="parallax-group"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20240119235617im_/https://kstatic.googleusercontent.com/files/a91c9d39dadb0f0a285157b78eadbeed07e3e57e79ce69e05057a6319b70051a63b5df19b9ec72545c633a734da36b1356183313ebc4759dccfd01236ea49505" class="parallax-group__shape circle-dotted-lg" role="presentation" alt="" lb-auto-init="Parallax" lb-options="{'rate': '1.25'}"/> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20240119235617im_/https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vj_1gHxYfpBQUo-_hLxpWX-DbkhgaXUPIc0DejOtuea8cH5cRlID3U33miZHBcfhRKB9AxWccsCSqQfTPYgsONY4_1-w3JpD8ojOdrjisz4I3Kj1wq9E=s600-rwu" role="presentation" alt="" class="hero" lb-auto-init="Parallax" lb-options="{ 'rate': '.50' }"/> </div> </div> </section> <section class="lb-grid ytr-section home-3"> <div class="ytr-section__copy lb-grid__cell lb-grid__cell--span-6"> <h2 class="lb-font-weight-700 lb-margin-bottom-l lb-font-display-3"> Program policies </h2> <div class="ytr-section__copy-main"> <p> Confirm your eligibility and learn more about the program policies before you apply. </p> </div> <a class="lb-button lb-button--filled lb-button--compact lb-margin-bottom-l" href="/web/20240119235617/https://research.youtube/policies">review policies</a> </div> <div class="ytr-section__media lb-grid__cell lb-grid__cell--lg-offset-7-span-5 lb-grid__cell--md-offset-6-span-6 ytr-reversed-on-mobile"> <div class="parallax-group"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20240119235617im_/https://kstatic.googleusercontent.com/files/0083fd036b4db08552194947ff2eca44c2229bef70940113305687f90732396a4cfada9cce511befa8f263c1ab9a8be9a0ce43300140ff12c62d4c13a7061aa7" class="parallax-group__shape hexagon-paleorange-lg" role="presentation" alt="" lb-auto-init="Parallax" lb-options="{'rate': '1.25'}"/> <span class="parallax-group__shape hexagon-rotated" style=" background-image: url(http://web.archive.org/web/20240119235617im_/https://kstatic.googleusercontent.com/files/5675ff2e6d56c648ad569b337228f169eff1f2ef81ebbfca87790ebed9e1f3aa145ba043c8b8813c617d06129d93429e79a941b2045559554cbaec257e00a082); 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