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Participatory Science and Research now rely on a wide variety of funding and business models, some of which remain relatively unknown, insufficiently explored, or rarely combined.
Public grants, corporate sponsorship, philanthropic funding, institutional contracts, commercial activities, paid services, participant contributions, private partnerships, third-party funding, taxation, shared infrastructure, and hybrid models all represent potential options. Other models remain to be imagined, particularly when educational, tourism-related, professional, or community-based activities can simultaneously contribute to the production of scientific knowledge.
These models do not address the same needs and should not necessarily be placed in competition with one another. On the contrary, their complementarity can make it possible to develop new activities, fund long-term research, ensure fair compensation for those involved, and facilitate access for audiences who currently have limited opportunities to participate.
Alongside the development of an Impact-Oriented Participatory Research Fund, this first international webinar aims to launch a collective exploration of the full range of economic models that could support Participatory Science and Research.
The aim is not to promote any particular model, but to gather experiences, compare approaches, identify questions requiring further investigation, and lay the initial foundations for a collective mapping of economic possibilities.
Webinar Mandate
Main objective: to broaden the range of possibilities and establish an initial international working group.
This is a collaborative research workshop, not a conference intended to promote a new fund.
Participants will be encouraged to propose a wide variety of models, including traditional models that could be reinvented or approaches that may initially appear contradictory.
Six key questions:
- What economic models currently support Participatory Science and Research?
- Which less conventional models could be tested?
- How can these models be combined without undermining their respective operations?
- How can research be funded sustainably while preserving its independence?
- How can access be facilitated for diverse audiences while ensuring fair compensation for professionals and, where appropriate, participants?
- What new scientific and socio-educational projects become possible when funding is guaranteed over several years?
