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News and Updates

$50k fast funding program for low-cost science tools

GOSH community members Shannon Dosemagen and Jenny Molloy are working with Experiment to provide $50,000 USD (up to $10,000 per award) in funding for new low-cost science tool ideas.  Applications are due by May 31, but they are considered as they come in, so  submit as early as possible! Apply here.


Awardees of the 2023 GOSH microgrants program

20 projects have been awarded a $500 USD microgrant to run a workshop or event focused on open science hardware. See the list of awardees here!


GOSH at FOSSASIA & Open Hardware Summit!

Last month, community members Jay Poh Wei Jie and Bri Johns gave a presentation on GOSH at the 2023 FOSSASIA Summit, as well as community member Andrew Quitmeyer at the 2023 Open Hardware Summit!

Upcoming Events
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May Community Call: GOSH Governance and Constitution

May 24 at 15:00 UTC 

GOSH Community Council members Liz Barry and Pen-Yuan Hsing will give a presentation on the GOSH Constitution and upcoming governance plans for the community.
Click here to register!


If you are interested in presenting at a future GOSH Community Call, fill out this form

May Welcome Call

May 30 at 21:00 UTC

Welcome calls are a great opportunity to find out more about GOSH! The calls are open to new members of the community and will be capped at five participants to make the experience more personal and engaging.
Click here to register!

Click here to see a calendar of all upcoming GOSH events

 Opportunities

Funding Opportunity: Roddenberry Foundation’s Catalyst Fund makes grants between $2,500–$15,000 USD to anyone, anywhere in the world who has an early-stage idea or project that addresses pressing global challenges. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

The second round of the Open Science Fund is now open to proposals. The Fund’s aim is to support projects designed to advance the application and advancement of open science practices. Deadline to apply: May 9

The Center for Scientific Collaboration and Commmunity Engagement (CSCCE) is looking for a Lead Trainer with open-source experience for the POSE Training Program. Deadline for applications is May 26, 2023.

GreenTech is searching for a Hardware Lead focused on biodiversity monitoring. This is a fully remote position located in Europe with an expected salary of £55K – £75K + benefits.

Call for Proposals: 'Can Technology Save Biodiversity?' Deadline to submit abstracts: October 5 2023.

Applications are open for the Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellowshipat RIFS Potsdam, Germany. Deadline to apply: July 2nd, 2023.


Join the Research Data Alliance (RDA) interest group. This interest group aims to collaborate with the OH community (GOSH, OSHWA), scientific research projects involving OH (Open.Make, OPENNEXT), maker communities, and the RDA community to facilitate open discussions on FAIR principles for research hardware.

Become a member of AfricaOSH! AfricaOSH is a community for all open science enthusiasts, makers, creators, students, innovators, policy makers, government institutions, makerspaces, researchers etc. in Africa and the global south. Join AfricaOSH by clicking here, or signing up to the AfricaOSH whatsapp group!

Join the open hardware research community, an open and collaborative group of researchers studying the socioeconomic aspects of open hardware practice. 

Curated by GOSH Community Members

Each month, we like to feature new and relevant open science hardware papers and projects, specially chosen by GOSH community members!

Featured Publications:
A Framework for Scaling Distributed Manufacturing in the Global South; Authors include GOSH Forum member Anna Sera Lowe (@annasera), Regina Sipos (@regina), Victoria Wenzelmann (@vicy), and Felipe Fonseca (@efeefe)

Improving instrument reproducibility with open source hardware; Authors include GOSH Forum member Richard Bowman (@rbowman)
Photo of two attendees setting up an open source project outside in the jungle of Panama


Often Overlooked Sharing of Hardware is a Missing Link in Open Science Puzzle; Featuring GOSH Forum member Julieta Arancio (@jarancio). 


Interview: Plastic scanner; Featuring GOSH Forum member Jerry de Vos (@jerzeek)


Development of a castable, GPS enabled, Miniaturized Predation Event Recorder (mPER) to quantify predation of juvenile fishes
Photo of GOSHers looking through various bits and pieces of hardware

Featured Projects:

BrailleRAP, an open source Braille Embosser; Project members include GOSH Forum member Stephane Fadanka (@sgnbraillerap)


Pipetting bot lab automation project; Project members include GOSH Forum member Nicolás Méndez (@naikymen)


BubblePunk; Project members include GOSH Forum member Andrew Quitmeyer (@hikinghack)


Have a paper or project you would like to share? Click here!

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