+++ title = "Funding" hascode = true date = Date(2024, 10, 07) rss = "A description of funding in the CoReACTER. Where does our money come from? Who do we accept funding from, and why? What funding opportunities are we looking for?"
tags = ["funding"] +++
The CoReACTER needs to maintain sufficient funding to continue operation. The funding process is morally fraught, and there are very few options for sustainable research funding that do not require some kind of ethical compromise. Understanding this, we are generally open to any funding source, though we try to move towards funding sources that are as aligned with our principles as possible.
There are, however, some areas that we will not consider because they are radically opposed to our principles, the good of the scientific community, and/or the wellbeing of society. The CoReACTER will not pursue or accept funding or other resources:
- From military sources (e.g., the United States Department of Defense), organizations whose major product or service relates to military technologies (i.e., members of the military-industrial complex), or from projects with direct military applications
- For projects that will further the extraction and utilization of fossil fuels, or that otherwise are likely to significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions and/or accelerate anthropogenic climate change
- That impede us from sharing our finding freely and openly, or that limit our ability to effectively collaborate We note that "other resources" includes computational resources. This means that we will not, for instance, pursue access to or access supercomputers owned and operated by the Department of Defense.
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