**[Avalanche Foundation Establishes Research Review Committee, Launches Grant Program for Cryptoeconomics Research up to $50,000]** Odaily Planet Daily News: The Avalanche Foundation has announced the formation of an independent review committee to evaluate research proposals submitted to its "Call For Research Program" and provide grants of up to $50,000 for original academic research focused on decentralized network economics. The committee consists of members from Ava Labs, the Avalanche Foundation, and external scholars specializing in economics, finance, and decentralized network design. Its goal is to select projects with long-term research value based on rigorous academic standards. The program covers two major research areas: crypto asset pricing and valuation, as well as validator economics and network security mechanism design. Evaluation criteria include research relevance, methodological rigor, innovation, feasibility, and the background of the research team. Emin Gün Sirer stated that Avalanche has been built on a foundation of academic research since its inception, and this program aims to continue that tradition while advancing the understanding and application of core economic issues in decentralized networks. Committee members include renowned scholars such as Campbell Harvey, Fahad Saleh, Agostino Capponi, as well as key members of the Avalanche Foundation, including its investment lead and chief economist.