Financial Transparency

We are committed to maximum transparency and minimum overhead in grant dissemination. This page summarizes the expenditures we expect in administering the grants. The total administrative expenses for Norn Group will remain below 1% of donated funds.

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  • Reviewers

    Reviewers

    We will pay all scientific reviewers $40 per grant reviewed, equating to $60-120/hour. Assuming we receive many applications, this will be our major expense.

  • Software

    We are spending a small amount on software tools (website and Airtable to run the review process) and other incidentals to run the funding process.

  • Potential contractors

    If we receive far more applications than expected, we may need to hire contractors to supplement our current operational team, to ensure that applications will be processed within our stated three-week period.

  • Open science efforts

    We maintain discretion to spend funds (within the 1% cap) on initiatives that help the funded research be disseminated as fast as possible, for example organizing symposia or hosting open access datasets.