Research! It is for those who are passionate. For those who are in love. In love with their subject. In love with their work. But many a times, some passionate, talented and dedicated people too aren’t able to conduct some proper research. Ever wondered why? Well the answer is pretty simple. Due to the absence of enough capital resources. Isn’t that saddening? I know right. Well though we have a problem, we do have a solution too. And the solution is crowdfunding research projects. Yes, crowdfunding research projects is very well and very easily possible. Here are some websites you can use for crowdfunding research projects.
#Experiment.com
Experiment.com specializes in crowdfunding scientific research projects. They say, “If it helps unlock new knowledge, then we can fund it. We have the technology.” All you have to do as a researcher is post the project you want to get crowdfunded. Investors will visit the website. And if they agree for crowdfunding research project, they get to see the results on each step of the research. Experiment.com has successfully crowdfunded research projects of many different disciplines. They include physics, biology, economics and more.
#Petridish.org
Matt Salzberg is the co-founder of Petridish.org. It is the rescue platform for those projects which couldn’t be crowdfunded from government or scientific backers. It does not follow the equity based crowdfunding for research. However, the backers do get to visit the research labs from time to time.
#Indiegogo
A very popular name in the business world for crowdfunding! Indiegogo is a huge crowdfunding platforms having various projects. They don’t have a dedicated science category on their website. But you project might fit in the health, environment or animals category available with them. They have both the investment models with them. You can either go for the fixed funding model (all or nothing) or you can go for their flexible funding model.
#RocketHub
Though not a dedicated platform, RocketHub does support crowdfunding research projects. It has a “science” category through which you can raise money for your project. The plus of this website is that it does not follow the “all or nothing”. Though you can set a target. But you need to reach it for sure. Even if you don’t reach your target, you can keep the money you have accumulated.
#Consano
Consano is another great website for crowdfunding research projects. They list a huge range of projects on their website. They provide some specific details about the projects to the backers. After researching and analyzing, backers invest in the projects they find good.
Consano has an inspiring story attached to its history. It was founded by Molly Lindquist who was a cancer survivor. She has a specific interest in helping innovative researchers fund their projects.
Crowdfunding research projects is a really amazing idea. Use it for your for crowdfunding research project you are interested in.
