# CALL: Tool Foundry - Advancing accessible tools for scientific discovery
**URL:** https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539
**Category:** Kitchen
**Created:** [April 20, 2019, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539 "2019-04-20T10:02:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@dusjagr](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/dusjagr)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2019, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539/1 "2019-04-20T10:02:34Z")
Interesting call for an accelerator program with 50k support during 4 months.
“We believe low-cost, high-quality, and easy-to-use tools can expand access to science.”
[https://www.toolfoundry.org/](https://www.toolfoundry.org/)
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### Author:  [@jmarkham](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/jmarkham)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539/2 "2019-04-21T13:42:13Z")
Worthy. For US citizens and residents though.
J.
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### Author:  [@dusjagr](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/dusjagr)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539/3 "2019-04-21T14:15:32Z")
where did you find that?
it’s not so visible to me on the first pages…
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### Author:  [@jmarkham](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/jmarkham)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539/4 "2019-04-21T21:41:39Z")
There’s a bit on eligibility in here:
[https://www.toolfoundry.org/faqs/](https://www.toolfoundry.org/faqs/)
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### Author:  [@Arribada](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/Arribada)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539/5 "2019-04-22T17:02:24Z")
Does indeed look to only be for US citizens. A strange decision if you think about AfricaOSH etc and how this could support prototypes from resource strapped creative individuals
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### Author:  [@kaspar](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/kaspar)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539/6 "2019-04-22T18:06:06Z")
In a pinch you could create a US company using a service such as Stripe Atlas. It seems that’s within the terms?
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### Author:  [@jmarkham](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/jmarkham)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2019, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539/7 "2019-04-23T02:44:08Z")
### Who is eligible to participate?
Tool Foundry is designed for individuals over the age of 18 who are United States Citizens or legal permanent residents at the time of entry and for all validly formed legal U.S. entities with a primary place of business is in the U.S.
_What would the primary place of business be?_
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### Author:  [@vektor](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/vektor)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2019, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539/8 "2019-04-23T05:38:50Z")
I wrote them an email if they are thinking about opening it up to global participants. I already registered for the webinar because I did not see this paragraph hidden in the FAQ…
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### Author:  [@kaspar](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/kaspar)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539/9 "2019-04-23T13:04:41Z")
> [@jmarkham](#):
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> What would the primary place of business be?
Arguably if you found a new US company that is not trading yet it’s primary place of business will be in the US? I am not sure how they will view it however…
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### Author:  [@vektor](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/vektor)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539/10 "2019-04-23T17:02:22Z")
Well they replied this:
Hi Alex,
Thanks for your interest in Tool Foundry! As long as one of your team members are based in the U.S. (either a U.S. citizen or lives in the U.S. as a resident), you are eligible to participate. Please let us know if you have additional questions, and **we encourage you to still attend the** [**informational webinar**](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tool-foundry-informational-webinar-tickets-59078319845) **today at 2:00p.m. EDT** where we’ll have a Q&A session to answer questions live.
- The Tool Foundry Team
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### Author:  [@dex](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/dex)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2020, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539/11 "2020-01-06T03:36:28Z")
Hi all !
I’m a new member here and just came across this thread.
I am a U.S. citizen and am CEO of a Non-profit org (established in 2003 in South Dakota USA)
Anything I can do to support your efforts in the future will be my pleasure !
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### Author:  [@raronoff](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/raronoff)
#### Post date: [January 6, 2020, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539/12 "2020-01-06T07:11:39Z")
I still have my US citizenship, if it is helpful…
🙂
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### Author:  [@dusjagr](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/dusjagr)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539/13 "2020-01-09T14:32:45Z")
hmm… isnt this call kinda out dated?
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### Author:  [@raronoff](https://forum.hackteria.org/u/raronoff)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.hackteria.org/t/call-tool-foundry-advancing-accessible-tools-for-scientific-discovery/539/14 "2020-01-09T14:51:51Z")
taking the long view…
😉