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|category = [[:Category: Education New gTLDs|Education]]
|category = [[:Category: Education New gTLDs|Education]]
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|priority = 924 - [[Top Level Domain Holdings]]<br>1719 - [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Science Limited)
|priority = <s>924 - [[Top Level Domain Holdings]]</s><br>1719 - [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Science Limited)
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'''.science''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].  
'''.science''' is a proposed [[TLD]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]].  
==Current Applicants==
==Current Applicants==
# [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] has filed for on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref> This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1402 here].
[[Famous Four Media]] (dot Science Limited), the company has applied for 61 new gTLDs.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/famous-four-media-applies-for-61-generic-tlds-poker-bet-bingo-casino-win/ Famous Four Media Applies for 61 Generic, TheDomains.com]</ref>
# [[Famous Four Media]] (dot Science Limited), the company has applied for 61 new gTLDs.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/06/13/famous-four-media-applies-for-61-generic-tlds-poker-bet-bingo-casino-win/ Famous Four Media Applies for 61 Generic, TheDomains.com]</ref>
 
===TLDH & $15mm Auction Funding===
On February 26 2013, [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] announced that it had entered into a funding agreement worth $15 million to be used in the case of auction for a specific unnamed TLD. The investor will not receive ownership of the TLD but a share of future revenues. TLDH did not name the TLD that the funds are directed for, and it is in 11 head to head contentions and 12 featuring more than one contender.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/02/26/tldh-gets-up-to-15-million-for-a-single-top-level-domain-name-auction/ TLDh Gets 15 Million for A Single Top Level Domain Name Auction, DomainNameWire.com] Published and Retrieved 26 Feb 2013</ref>


===Previous Applicants===
[[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] filed for .science on its own behalf.<ref>[http://www.tldh.org/2012/06/gtld-application-update-92-applications-submitted/ gTLD Application Update 92 applications submitted, TLDH.org]</ref> It withdrew its application in June 2013, in what is likely a buyout or partnership between TLDH and Famous Four Media.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/13502-famous-four-wins-three-new-gtld-contention-sets Famous Four WIns Three New gTLD Contention Sets, DomainIncite.com]Published and Retrieved 25 June 2013</ref>
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 21:05, 25 June 2013

Status: Proposed
country: International
Type: Generic
Category: Education
Priority #: 924 - Top Level Domain Holdings
1719 - Famous Four Media (dot Science Limited)

More information:

.science is a proposed TLD in ICANN's New gTLD Program.

Current Applicants

Famous Four Media (dot Science Limited), the company has applied for 61 new gTLDs.[1]

Previous Applicants

Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. filed for .science on its own behalf.[2] It withdrew its application in June 2013, in what is likely a buyout or partnership between TLDH and Famous Four Media.[3]

References