ResearchHub Endowment

Turn the RSC in your ResearchHub account into a perpetual science funding vehicle.

Summary

ResearchHub Endowment distributes Funding Credits to ResearchCoin (RSC) holders. Funding Credits track the price of RSC but can only be used to fund research—the more RSC you hold, the more science you fund.

No action required: RSC held in a ResearchHub account automatically earns Funding Credits.

How It Works

1. Hold ResearchCoin — Deposit RSC into your ResearchHub account. Principal is revocable.

2. Earn Credits Automatically — The RSC you hold earns yield as Funding Credits. Credits are distributed daily.

3. Fund Science — Donate the Funding Credits you earned to fund preregistered research proposals.

Frictionless UX: RSC in a ResearchHub account automatically earns Funding Credits. No action, no lockups, no gas fees.

Practical Example: $1M Endowment

Traditional grant: You give $1M once. It funds research. Then it’s gone.

ResearchHub Endowment:

1. Deposit $1M in ResearchCoin.

2. Year 1: Fund ~$236K of research (at 30% participation scenario).

3. Year 10: Funded ~$1.8M total in cumulative research funding.

4. Principal: Still yours.

Note: Example assumes the USD value of RSC remains unchanged.

One-time capital → Perpetual funding. This transforms a one-time gift into a perpetual funding vehicle.

Where Does Yield Come From?

Your yield is determined by the following formula:

Your Yield = RSC Emissions × (Your Held RSC / Total Held RSC on Platform)

RSC Emissions

The protocol emits new RSC at a decaying rate on an annual basis. Starting at 9.5M RSC in Year 1, emissions halve every 64 years. The emission formula is:

E(t) = 9,500,000 / 2^(t/64)

Time	Annual RSC Emission
Year 1 (t=0)	9,500,000 RSC
Year 5 (t=4)	9,097,231 RSC
Year 10 (t=9)	8,525,000 RSC
Year 25 (t=24)	7,325,501 RSC

Self-Balancing Market Dynamics

The rate of Funding Credit yield depends on the proportion of total circulating supply held within ResearchHub at any given time. When more RSC is held on the platform, the annual return rate decreases. When less RSC is held, yields are higher.

Yield Across Participation Scenarios

Annual return varies with network participation. Yields are represented as a return rate on the principal per year.

% Supply Held	Year 1 Yield	Year 5 Yield	Year 25 Yield	Benchmark
15%	47.2%	35.4%	14.5%	Low participation
30%	23.6%	17.7%	7.3%	Estimated average
70%	10.1%	7.6%	3.1%	High participation

Yield Multipliers

Yield rates increase the longer you hold RSC in your ResearchHub Endowment.

Time Held	Weight Multiplier	Relative Yield Boost
0-30 days	1x	Baseline
30-180 days	1.05x	+5%
180-365 days	1.1x	+10%
365+ days	1.25x	+25%

Credit Distribution Cadence

Funding Credits are distributed on a daily basis. Each day, a proportional share of the annual emission is calculated and credited to all eligible RSC holders based on their balance at the time of distribution.

This daily cadence ensures a smooth, predictable flow of Funding Credits and allows holders to begin funding research almost immediately after depositing RSC.

Detailed Example (30% Participation)

Year 1

Participant	RSC Held	Annual Return	Annual Credits
Institution A	10.0M	23.6%	2,360,412 RSC
All Other Holders	30.2M	23.6%	7,139,588 RSC
Total Pool	40.2M		9,500,000 RSC

Year 25

Participant	RSC Held	Annual Return	Annual Credits
Institution A	10.0M	7.3%	726,686 RSC
All Other Holders	90.8M	7.3%	6,598,816 RSC
Total Pool	100.8M		7,325,501 RSC

Technical Parameters

Current implementation parameters:

Parameter	Value
Emission formula	E(t) = 9,500,000 / 2^(t/64)
Year 0 emission	9,500,000 RSC
Year 10 emission	~8,525,000 RSC
Halving period	64 years
Reward type	Non-transferable Funding Credits
Distribution cadence	Daily