Funding

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Contents 1 Potential sources of funding 1.1 At your institution 1.2 From local companies 2 Examples from other schools 3 Expenses

Potential sources of funding

At your institution

• Biology, bioengineering and engineering departments or colleges
• Establish yourself as a student club and get money from your student activities association

From local companies

• Try contacting alumni from your institution who work at local biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies

Examples from other schools

• University of Cambridge
• [http://openwetware.org/wiki/IGEM:MIT/Sponsorship MIT]

Expenses

• Student stipends (generally at the standard undergraduate research assistant level for your university)
• Travel costs
  • For instructors to attend the Teach the Teachers conference in Spring
  • For students to attend the Jamboree in November
• DNA synthesis (~$1.40 per bp synthesized)
• Materials costs for the team