Lab Desiccators, Clean Rooms and Labs, How to Fund a Science Research Project Putting together a scientific research project takes a great deal of effort and commitment and, especially in this day and age, it will also take quite a hefty amount of money. Assuming that you are setting up your research project on your own, you are going to need to secure a large amount of money to get yourself set up. The laboratory alone will set you back quite a bit of money and once you have bought glassware, a lab desiccator, fume hoods, lab ovens and all other manner of things which you require in your lab, you will have racked up quite a bill. In order to make sure that your research project has all that it needs, here are some of the ways in which you can get your hands on the money that you need.