Affiliates are non-profit organizations (excluding K-12 schools) that are research- and/or education-oriented; they are committed to being an integral part of the collaborative community that supports Internet2’s mission and goals. Non-profit organizations wishing to access the Internet2 Network must execute a Network Participation Agreement and pay the Network Participation Fee as applicable.

This category includes Federal government departments, agencies, laboratories, and other like units. Internet2’s Federal Affiliates share in promoting and benefitting from Internet2’s mission and goals, and frequently are collaborators with Higher Education members, provide vitally important national data sources for scholarship, and have major research and scholarship efforts of their own.