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. 2016 Feb 17;14(2):e1002373.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002373. eCollection 2016 Feb.

A Guide to Scientific Crowdfunding

Julien Vachelard  1   2 , Thaise Gambarra-Soares  1   2   3 , Gabriela Augustini  4 , Pablo Riul  5 , Vinicius Maracaja-Coutinho  1   2   6   7
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A Guide to Scientific Crowdfunding

Julien Vachelard et al. PLoS Biol. .

Abstract

Crowdfunding represents an attractive new option for funding research projects, especially for students and early-career scientists or in the absence of governmental aid in some countries. The number of successful science-related crowdfunding campaigns is growing, which demonstrates the public's willingness to support and participate in scientific projects. Putting together a crowdfunding campaign is not trivial, however, so here is a guide to help you make yours a success.

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Conflict of interest statement

Authors JV, TGS, and VMC are part of Dodo Funding team (www.dodofunding.com), a company specialized in scientific crowdfunding.

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Fig 1
Fig 1. Successful crowdfunding campaigns on Experiment.com by quarter from January 2013 to July 2015.
(A) Total amount raised, (B) median amount raised, (C) median number of backers, and (D) number of funded projects.
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