Funders & Donors

Funders, donors, and philanthropists can distribute funding to researchers

ResearchHub enables funders to support scientific research that is transparent, reproducible, and accountable. By funding studies at the preregistration stage, before experiments begin, funders gain visibility into research design, progress, and outcomes from start to finish.

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 This Means for Funders

• Transparency: Public, timestamped protocols and progress updates.

• Accountability: Funding is tied to preregistered methods, reducing outcome bias.

• Reproducibility: Early review improves study quality before resources are spent.

• Recognition: Funders can receive public attribution for supported research (with optional anonymity)

• Cost Efficient: 0-10% overhead costs compared to >40% at the university level.

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.