The R1b-U106/S21+ Research Group goal is to contribute to the knowledge and understanding of the deep ancestry of the R1b-U106/S21+ subclade. This goal will be achieved by:

Maintaining and compiling as large a database of U106/S21 SNP-tested haplotypes as possible;
Determining group participant relatedness through comparisons of Genetic Distance (GD) and Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor (TMRCA);
Identifying the U106/S21+ allele structure and frequencies;
Identifying possible clusters of members and the clusters' geography, identifying marker values and age; and
Estimating the most likely ages back to the U106/S21+ subclade founder
Mapping the geographic distribution and population densities of the U106/S21 subclade in Europe.

The aim of the Group General Fund will be to find and confirm U106+ haplotypes in regions of continental Europe currently under represented in the group, specifically south west, south east, central and north eastern Europe. The fund will be managed by the Group Administrators within this stated aim and the following selection criteria for haplotypes to be tested:

Must already belong to a continental European Geographic DNA or Surname Project.
Must have a reliably confirmed Most Distant Known Ancestor (MDA) from southern, central or north eastern Europe.
No matches with confirmed U106- haplotypes likely to be related within a genealogy time frame (95% TMRCA less than 50 generations)
37-marker and greater haplotypes are desirable but not essential. Preference will be given to those who can not otherwise afford to pay for the Deep-R SNP test.
Testers permission for use of their haplotype data if confirmed U106+ is explicitly implied by agreeing to take the test. Must join group first for us to inspect their haplotype and matches. Will be removed from group if found U106-.

Contributors to the fund need also understand that U106+ test results are not guaranteed in most haplotypes to be tested since it is difficult to reliably predict U106+ status in advance of testing.