Lacuna Fund 2020 for Data Scientists, Researchers and Social Entrepreneurs

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Lacuna Fund 2020 for Data Scientists, Researchers and Social Entrepreneurs

Application Deadline: 3 September 2020

Lacuna Fund provides data scientists, researchers, and social entrepreneurs with the resources they need to either produce new labeled datasets to address an underserved population or problem, augment existing datasets to be more representative, or update old datasets to be more sustainable. All datasets produced will be locally developed and owned, and they will be openly accessible to the international community while adhering to best practices regarding ethics and privacy.

Requirements

Be either a non-profit entity, research institution, for-profit social enterprise, or a team of such organizations. Individuals must apply through an institutional sponsor. Partnerships are welcome but only the lead applicant will receive funds.
Have a mission supporting societal good, broadly defined. 
Have all necessary national or other approvals to conduct proposed research. The approval process may be conducted in parallel with grant application, if necessary. Approval costs, if any, are the responsibility of the applicant. 
Have the technical capacity to conduct dataset labeling, creation, expansion, and/or maintenance. 
Be sufficiently stable to ensure the sustainability of the dataset or have arrangements with an organization of sufficient stability.

Click here to apply:https://meridian.smapply.io/prog/lacunafund_agriculture/