Experiment.com crowdfunding opportunity

Program	Experiment.com
Type	Crowdfunding for research
Office of Research deadline	Ongoing - no deadline
Program deadline	Ongoing - no deadline
Research focus areas	Open - health sciences and environmental science have most appeal but any project could be funded if it attracts the interest and attention of the common person.
Amount	$5,000 USD is the expected average - funding is structured as an unrestricted grant.
Length of project	Open - no obligation for professor to report, although professor is invited to post progress of research.
Industry partner	N/A
Program submission instructions	Refer to www.experiment.com for Q&A. All projects must be vetted by the Office of Research before experiment.com will post them to their website. PI must be lead applicant.
Office of Research application procedure	1. Submit Cover Sheet 2. Copy of all proposal files to Office of Research contact below
Office of Research contact	Lisa Sergovich
Program contact	Andrew Wong
Notes	No IP constraints - IP follows University of Waterloo Policy #73 8% commission from money raised US company involvement is acceptable Success rate approximately 40% Experiment.com has funded 250 research projects Tax receipts will not be issued by the University of Waterloo One University of Waterloo research project has received funding via experiment.com to date Predominantly a U.S. audience
Industrial Liaison Officer contact	Corporate Research Partnerships

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