Our Why
Around the world, emerging civic science scholars and social entrepreneurs working to build pathways of access and engagement between people and science are struggling to move their work forward due to a lack of catalytic funding, infrastructure, mentorship, partnerships, professional development, and so much more. The nature of the problems they both face and are tackling are multi-faceted. Although progress is occurring, more must be done to support the change agents.
Overview
The Sai Resident Collective (also known as the Sai, Sai Collective, or the SRC) is a community of scholars and social entrepreneurs who are building the next generation of civic science initiatives that strengthen the connections between science and society around the world. Residents have access to peer mentorship, professional development funding, stakeholder introductions, summer interns, and more.
Our mission
Enable and accelerate the building of fundable, sustainable, and accessible civic science initiatives that expand pathways of engagement between people and science around the world.
Our vision
We envision a future where civic science engagement is lifelong, inclusive, diverse, and accessible. Our core belief is that access to science is a necessary catalyst for social advancement and ultimately, global peace.
Our values
Scholarship. Creativity. Community. Mentorship. Public Service. Curiosity.
Strategic Goals
- Provide top-notch support to all Residents;
- Expand and promote excellence in scholarship and entrepreneurship;
- Invest in organizational capacity and infrastructure;
- Promote the work of the Residents;
Overview of our activities
External Review
In the SRC, we love metrics. So, how have independent external reviewers scored the SRC so far? Here are the average scores (1-10) from 8 judges from our 2021 Mass Challenge Accelerator application (scores transformed to percentage points).
“MassChallenge is a global, zero-equity startup accelerator, founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2009. As of 2019, MassChallenge has accelerated more than 1,900 startups that have raised more than $4.3 billion in funding and generated $2.5 billion in revenue.” Wikipedia
UN Sustainable Development Goal Alignment
