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"By defining 'entrepreneur' in a
broader way we can change the character of capitalism radically,
and solve many of the unresolved social and economic problems
within the scope of the free market."
Muhammad Yunus (2006)
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RESOURCE OVERVIEW |
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FOR RESEARCHERS |
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FOR INVESTORS |
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A
web-based platform designed to
provide any individual or community
open access, and
the opportunity to
directly shape, contemporary scientific understanding.
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RESOURCE OBJECTIVES
EMPOWER NON-RESEARCHERS TO
ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN
THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
PROCESS
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INCENTIVIZE TRANSPARENT AND
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PRACTICES
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Our research microfinance platform functions in a
relatively straightforward manner. After a researcher has
decided upon a question they wish to explore, and designed an
experiment by which to do so, they (1) submit their experimental
design - in the form of a research project proposal and its projected budget -
to our online platform.
Once a proposal has been received, it is (2) immediately
subjected to a rigorous peer review - conducted by our faculty, as well as
volunteers within the academic research community (primarily
college/university professors) who possess varying degrees of expertise
regarding the field of study the researcher seeks to explore.
If a proposal is approved by its reviewers, it
is then (3) published online for our online community of investors to browse and
invest in. As (4) the aggregation of these investments reaches the projected
budget submitted by the researcher, they will be (5) transferred to the researchers
to begin conducting their research.
In addition to allowing investors an opportunity to
contribute directly toward specific research projects, our
platform also allows for one significant advantage to investors and
researchers alike over the status quo. As a researcher (6a) begins their proposed
work, they will also (6b) create, and begin maintaining, an
online research log (R-LOG) which will allow their investors to follow
the course of the study, and interact with the researcher, they have invested in
while the research is ongoing!
Once (7) the project has been completed, the
researcher will (8a) submit submits a final (informal) report summarizing
the results of their study, providing insight regarding the understanding
they have contributed to our collective understanding of the
question they explored, and anticipating how this study may
contribute toward the course of future research. They are, thereafter,
encouraged to further disseminate their work by (8b) submitting a formal
manuscript for publication in one or more scholarly journals.

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MICROFINANCE PLATFORM
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RESEARCHERS
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GETTING STARTED
OPEN YOUR FREE
ACCOUNT
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SUBMIT YOUR RESEARCH PROJECT
PROPOSAL
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GET FUNDED!
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SEEK ANSWERS TO YOUR
QUESTIONS
By utilizing our
research microfinance platform, you will no
longer have to tailor
your research questions
to suit award
announcements posted on
your department's bulletin
board!
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SPEND YOUR TIME ON RESEARCH, NOT PAPERWORK
As an alternative to the
traditional grant
application - which can
be lengthy, redundant
(especially if you are soliciting
multiple funding
sources), and
time-consuming; our
easy-to-use platform
allows you to maintain
a single online profile which
will be published
alongside each of your
submitted proposals.
This frees you up to
devote more time to
developing your ideas,
and conducting your
work.
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BE JUDGED BY YOUR IDEAS,
NOT YOUR PUBLICATIONS
By publishing each
research project
proposal within a
centralized
marketplace, we seek to
provide all researchers
with an equal
opportunity to receive
investments and to be
judged not by the
quantity of publications
in their portfolio, but
by the quality of the
proposal which they have
submitted.
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TAKE YOUR IDEAS FROM THE LAB TO THE REAL WORLD!
By utilizing our microfinance platform, and organizational partners, you can follow your
research as it transitions from concept to experiment to publication to real-world application.
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MICROFINANCE PLATFORM
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INVESTORS
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GETTING STARTED
OPEN YOUR FREE
ACCOUNT
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BROWSE OUR RESEARCH PROPOSAL
MARKETPLACE
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INVEST WITH OUR EASY TO USE
TOOLS
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DO MORE THAN DONATE ...
INVEST!
By investing in
scientific research
projects via our
microfinance platform you will not
only be contributing
directly toward the
conductance of a
research
project, but, as a
part-owner of the
research you choose to
invest in, you will
become a part-owner of an
idea
that - through
licensing -
may yield a financial return!
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ACTIVELY
SEEK ANSWERS TO YOUR
QUESTIONS
By providing direct
access to the scientific research
community,
this platform will allow
you to seek out
individuals conducting
research that addresses
questions which effect
you, and to invest in
their work directly.
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SHAPE THE COURSE OF
FUTURE RESEARCH
By providing this
platform for direct
investment, you will now
be in complete control
of which projects you
choose to finance, and
to what degree you seek
to do so.
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NO OVERHEAD ... JUST
SCIENCE.
Due to the simple
structure of our
organization, and the
broad support we have received
from the academic
research community; we are able
to maintain our online
environment without
requiring any user fees.
Thus, by investing in
research projects via
our platform, you can
rest assured knowing
that no portion of
your investment will be
allocated toward
administrative
expenses/overhead.
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