Funders & Donors
ResearchHub makes it easy to support science, with powerful benefits for funders.
ResearchHub enables funders, donors, and philanthropists to support scientific research globally through our Fund tab. All projects funded on ResearchHub flows through a pipeline that promotes transparency and reproducibility: 1) public preregistration, 2) open peer review, and 3) visible tracking of results. By funding studies at the preregistration stage — before experiments begin — funders gain visibility into research design, progress, and outcomes from start to finish.
Advantages of Funding on ResearchHub
Earn High-Yield Funding Credits. With our Endowments feature, all ResearchCoin (RSC) held in your account automatically generates Funding Credits.
Engage a large pool of global researchers. All Funding Opportunities posted on ResearchHub are advertised to our global user base.
Get help with targeted outreach. Our LLM powered Expert Finder helps you identify qualified domain researchers to request applications or peer reviews.
Enhanced reproducibility. All project proposals on ResearchHub are required to preregister their study design, promoting reproducibility and allowing you to distribute research funding with confidence.
Open, fast peer review. ResearchHub incentivizes peer reviews in RSC to ensure quick turnaround (<10 days) and high-quality (all reviews vetted by editorial team). This enables funders to vet proposals quickly, and gives applicants opportunities to improve their study design, strengthening the science from conception.
Low overhead costs. With overhead costs capped at 0-10%, more of your funding goes straight to the science.
Flexible payment options. Funders can pay via DAF, ResearchCoin, Credit Card, or Apple Pay.
Monthly funder updates. Researchers are incentivized to provide monthly progress updates, keeping funders in the loop on the projects they support.
Expedited funding disbursement. ResearchHub provides rapid disbursement of funds, saving you time and getting research projects off the ground faster.
Tax benefits. Funding projects on ResearchHub qualifies as tax-deductible for eligible 501(c)(3) organizations.
Crowdfunding. Our community can help crowdfund, stretching your funding budget further.
Why Traditional Research Funding Falls Short
A significant portion of published scientific findings cannot be independently reproduced.
Many funded studies, especially those with negative results, are never reported publicly.
Opaque reporting and misaligned incentives contribute to wasted funding and duplicated work.
The ResearchHub Funding Model
Researchers publicly post a preregistration describing their study design, methods, hypotheses, and timelines.
Peer scientists openly review and critique the preregistration before funding.
Funders support research at this early stage, before results are known.
Study progress and final results, positive or negative, are published openly and permanently linked to the funded preregistration.
What are the Fees?
ResearchHub takes a 9% fee on any amounts funded to proposals. Why 9%? Studies suggest a 13-35% transaction cost from traditional funding avenues [Herbert et al, 2013, Gluckman, 2012]
Reach out to [email protected] to assist with uploading your Request for Proposal or browse active preregistrations.
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