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If you share our vision for the open availability and routine reuse of all research data and the expansion of non-profit, open-source solutions for research communication, commit your support to Dryad today.

Dryad supporters are organizations and individuals invested in our long-term success. We’ve served the research community reliably since 2008, taking a leading role in serving researchers, championing new standards, and modeling the potential for open data and open research. There’s always more to do to meet the evolving needs of research and broadening interests in open data.

Investing in Dryad is an investment in:

  • The expansion of open-source infrastructure and non-profit solutions for research communication
  • Community-driven, trusted resources for open science
  • Pioneering leadership in open data and open software
  • Independent, non-profit stewardship and permanent preservation of research data
  • The availability of reliable data for machine-learning and computationally advanced research techniques

Supporters are recognized on the Dryad website and warmly welcomed at all our community events. Supporters wishing to contribute to Dryad’s direction are encouraged to apply to join one of our committees, task forces, or advisory groups.

We welcome contributions in any amount, from $100 to $100,000 USD or more.

  • Checks and bank drafts may be sent by mail to Dryad, 417 Mace Blvd., Ste J110, Davis, CA 95618 USA
  • To pay by wire, bank transfer, or credit card, please complete our donor invoice form to receive an invoice and payment instructions.

You can also pledge to Dryad as essential open science infrastructure recognized by SCOSS (Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services).

Thank you to our supporters

Dryad is grateful to the following consortia and institutions for their support of Dryad through SCOSS. Their contributions enable us to grow our outreach and promotion efforts to bring new partners into our community; increase community engagement with current partners and users; and stay at the forefront of best practice for data-sharing and building best practice for data reuse.

  • Council of Australian University Libraries (CAUL)

    • Auckland University
    • University of New South Wales
    • University of Melbourne

  • Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN)

    • Mount Royal University
    • Toronto Metropolitan University
    • University of Alberta
    • University of the Fraser Valley
    • University of Saskatchewan
    • University of Waterloo

  • SwissUniversities

    • ETH Zürich
    • Lib4RI
    • Université de Lausanne

  • Independent contributions

    • Iowa State University

Our most current grants and funding initiatives are listed in our Annual report.