Crowdfunding Scientific Research

Opportunities (the good news)

- Additional funds

- Science & support from society (tax sceptiscism)

- Science & exposure

- ..

Challenges

- Additional funds

- Science & support from society (tax sceptiscism)

- Science & exposure

- ..

Big &

Inspirational

& perceived

relevance? Tangible,

relevance

and

relatable?

- Personal

- Reward

structure

- Tangible

- Participate!

Where’s

the

crowd?

SciFund challenge (RocketHub)

$ 7

6.2

30

SciFlies

PETRIDISH

Hé! Did you miss that fish?

Tangible, but relevance?

Find the first exomoon

“Inspirational”, but tangible?

The school of ants

Mobilizing the crowd

Alba amicorum

Subsidie: ze moeten geld terúggeven!

HELP: RareGenomics

DOE MEE: Cancer research UK

Contact

• Simon Douw

Simon@douwenkoren.nl

• Gijsbert Koren

Gijsbert@douwenkoren.nl

• Twitter: @douwenkoren