Welcome!
We did it! The #SciFund Challenge raised $76,230 for science, from 1440 contributors!
What? Can scientists raise money for their research by convincing the general public to open their wallets for small-amount donations? The process is called crowdfunding. You can think of it as the model charities have always used (bundling lots of donations to do good works), with an internet/social media twist.
Who? Forty-nine scientists from a wide variety of disciplines (ecology to computer science to applied math) in five countries signed on to crowdfund their research.
When? November 1-December 15, 2011.
Where? The #SciFund Challenge was run through RocketHub, a major crowdfunding platform on the Internet. This blog is the community hub for the Challenge.
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