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Sure it is allowed. You can apply for grants for your lab, and not include funds for yourself, and if your own salary is soft-funded, you might have to go "on
by squidfood 12y ago
Sure it is allowed. You can apply for grants for your lab, and not include funds for yourself, and if your own salary is soft-funded, you might have to go "on leave" or the like while your lab gets the money.
That said, I've never seen anyone do it for more than a month's gap, and very rarely.
- hga 12y agoI can't track down the source of the quote (thought it was Noland Bushnell), but "You aren't an entrepreneur until you've made a payroll out of your own pocket". Interesting, but not surprising, to know that scientists are known to have done this.
- Fomite 12y agoThe problem being that they don't get an equity stake in anything in return. There's no upside potential.
- hga 12y agoThe upside is continuity of operations. The ability of your lab to continue doing work is no small thing. Also, I'm pretty sure it's assumed that's structured as a loan.
- Fomite 12y agoI meant a financial upside, in contrast to entrepreneurs. And it's definitely not structured as a loan. You forego your summer salary, its gone. All you've done is chosen not to pay yourself.
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