Vol. 48 No. 11 (2018)
DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

Science Crowdfunding: Key Motives Тhat Influence Project Participants

M. Gordeev
National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow

Published 2018-10-29

Keywords

  • Science crowdfunding,
  • financing of scientist,
  • motivation of participants,
  • Experiment,
  • Planeta

How to Cite

1.
Gordeev М. Science Crowdfunding: Key Motives Тhat Influence Project Participants. ECO [Internet]. 2018 Oct. 29 [cited 2024 Nov. 28];48(11):158-70. Available from: https://ecotrends.ru/index.php/eco/article/view/1703

Abstract

Due to limited state resources, allocated for scientific projects in Russia, it is reasonable to consider the attraction of additional financial sources, in particular, via crowdfunding mechanism. The research features specifics of the crowdfunding community: a portrait of an average backer and key motivational factors of the crowdfunding participants. The paper also reveals spheres in which crowdfunding can be applied with the most of efficiency, so that to supplement the existing system of financing science and education in Russia.

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