{"215971":{"#nid":"215971","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Debuts New Crowd-Funding Website","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you are looking for funding for an innovative research project, Georgia Tech Starter may be just the tool you need.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Starter is a university-based, peer-reviewed crowd-funding platform for science and engineering research projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) researcher Allison Mercer began the process of founding the site a year ago, after learning that faculty and researchers from other universities were using crowd-source funding \u003Cbr \/\u003Ewebsites.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI thought we could make Georgia Tech Starter a way to be more aboveboard, in regards to funding,\u201d Mercer said. \u201cEverything is peer-reviewed, so donors know the money will be used exactly as described.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe site is perfect for generating seed funding (typically amounts up to $5,000) or helping to gather data for a larger project, Mercer said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers can access the Georgia Tech Starter site at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/starter.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Estarter.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E and begin the application process. A series of questions will help ensure compliance with requirements. Researchers will receive a review of their projects as well as feedback on how to better craft the project\u2019s message for posting on Georgia Tech Starter.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur strategic plan calls for defining the technological research university of the 21st century and for the relentless pursuit of institutional effectiveness,\u201d said Rafael L. Bras, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. \u201cGeorgia Tech Starter is a perfect example of innovation and thinking out of the box. Executive Vice President for Research Steve Cross and I encourage faculty and researchers to participate by submitting proposals and letting the world know about the wonderful research going on here.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProjects will be posted on the site for 60 days, and donors will only be charged if the funding goals are reached. So far, six projects are under review. When the site has 12 projects, it will be launched to the public.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMercer mentions the reduction of taxpayer-funded sources\u2019 budgets as the main reason behind the Georgia Tech Starter idea.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe success of projects on other popular crowd-source funding sites is roughly 43 percent, which is much better than the odds on receiving funding from more conventional funding sources,\u201d Mercer said. \u201cAnd Georgia Tech Starter can help support projects in ways other than monetarily. Supporters who don\u2019t donate can instead spread the word about projects via social media sites, which can lead to more exposure and funding.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOpen to faculty researchers and students, approval requirements are as follows: faculty must have department head approval, GTRI researchers must have lab approval, and students must have a faculty sponsor.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you are looking for funding for an innovative research project, Georgia Tech Starter may be just the tool you need. 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