Forall Labs

Get involved

Four ways in. None of them need an affiliation.

Students, independent researchers, engineers and domain experts are all welcome. Everything here is free.

Become a member

Membership is free and open. Tell us what you are interested in and how you would like to contribute, and we will connect you with the projects that need it. It takes about five minutes.

Fill in the application

Propose a project

Have a research idea that helps people? Pitch it. Proposals are shared openly with the community so collaborators can find them, and you do not need to be a member first.

Submit a proposal

Join the reading group

A weekly online session on a recent paper, open to every level. It is the lowest-commitment way to meet the community, and the best place to start if you are new to research.

Ask for an invite

Support the work

Compute is the single biggest limit on what an open lab can take on. Donated GPU hours, cloud credits or funding go directly into projects, and supporters are acknowledged in the work they make possible.

Get in touch

Before you ask

Common questions

Do I need a degree, a publication record or an affiliation?
No. We ask what you are interested in and how you would like to contribute. Nothing in the application asks for an institution, and nothing about the review depends on having one.
Is this paid?
No. Forall Labs is a non-profit community of volunteers. Nobody is paid, including the founders. If that changes through grants or donated funding, we will say so openly, and the money will go to projects and compute before anything else.
How much time does it take?
Up to you. Some members only come to the reading group. Others lead a project. There is no minimum, and no penalty for stepping back.
Can I join from anywhere?
Yes. The community works online and is international. The reading group and project work are remote.
Who owns what I produce?
You keep authorship, and everything is released under open licences: permissive licences for code, CC BY for text and papers. The lab does not take ownership of your work.