Research projects get funding from public

April 21, 2013 @ 7:17 am By The Dispatch

Greenland’s ice sheet is melting fast, and Jason Box can’t wait for a government research grant to get him there.

To fund his 24th expedition, Box, a climatologist at the Geologic Survey of Denmark and Greenland in Copenhagen, is trying something new.Crowdfunding.

Box, who had worked at Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center, hopes to raise $150,000 on the Internet.

It’s the same method that entrepreneurs, independent moviemakers and others use to raise money for projects.

The idea is that anyone can invest a little or a lot and become a stakeholder in the work.As spending cuts make government research grants harder to come by, crowdfunding websites are increasingly hosting pitches to advance the cause of science.

Reg A - Form 1-A Filings Beta

Beta. Initial Form 1-A only. Target raise is the stated Amount to be Raised, totaled. Compared with the same dates one year earlier.

YTD: Jan 1, 2026 - Oct 24, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025

Number of Filings131Prior 126 +4.0%

Target Raise, Total$3.40BPrior $3.54B -3.9%

	This YTD	Year prior	Change
Filings	131	126	+4.0%
Target raise	$3.40B	$3.54B	-3.9%

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Source: DisclosureQuest. Initial Form 1-A only.

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This display counts initial Form 1-A filings only. It does not represent subsequent filings, including Form 1-A/A amendments or Form 1-A POS post-qualification updates filed by the issuer. Amounts are the stated Amount to be Raised on the initial filing, not capital raised and not amounts revised in later filings.

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