It’s quite possible to raise money for microgrants (c. one-paycheck amount) for young scientists. From individuals. And then keep it up year in and year out. And add more subcategories (e.g., a friend of mine started with a single grant for both botanists and zoologists, then a year later there were two, and now other people started running their own and we have four.)
You can’t fund big science this way, but people do pay money. You probably can’t raise money for any kind of science, but it’s not a general rule at the very least.
It’s quite possible to raise money for microgrants (c. one-paycheck amount) for young scientists. From individuals. And then keep it up year in and year out. And add more subcategories (e.g., a friend of mine started with a single grant for both botanists and zoologists, then a year later there were two, and now other people started running their own and we have four.)
You can’t fund big science this way, but people do pay money. You probably can’t raise money for any kind of science, but it’s not a general rule at the very least.