[open-science] Funding

Wed Feb 6 14:59:45 UTC 2013

There is also the #SciFund Challenge, which is hosted at RocketHub:
http://www.rockethub.com/projects/partner/scifund

Matt

On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 4:54 AM, Laura James <laura.james at okfn.org> wrote:

> There's already at least one in operation - http://www.petridish.org/ which says "Petridish lets you fund promising research projects and join
> first hand in new discoveries.
>
>    - World famous researchers post projects and expeditions that need
>    your help to get off the ground.
>    - Each project has a minimum threshold it must hit in pledges, or it
>    will not be funded.
>    - Backers in successful projects join the team and get insider rewards
>    such as:
>       - Early access to news about progress and findings, souvenirs from
>       the field, acknowledgements in journals, naming rights for new discoveries,
>       or the ability to join an expedition in person."
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Laura
>
>
> On 6 February 2013 13:29, Open Science Space <info at opensciencespace.com>wrote:
>
>>   Dear All,
>>
>> Is there anyone out there who would be interested in a science only
>> crowdfunding site?
>>
>> Open Science Space
>>
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