Key Features

Key Benefits

  • Post ProjectsPost a Business Project on CampusRock and find talented Campus Resources to work with.

  • Earn MoneyDo you want to gain valuable experience in your field and earn money while in University?

  • Work FlowUsers manage and complete projects using our simple workflow tool.

  • Security = Peace of MindYour security is important to us. Our servers comply with industry standard security measures.

  • Milestone BillingOur easy to use Milestone Billing feature allows our business users to pay on a per goal basis.

  • Save Time & MoneyHire talented Campus Resources to do your business projects and save considerable time & money.

  • EscrowFunding is allocated by milestone but only transferred when you approve the work provided.

  • Fast PaymentBilling & Invoicing is taken care and upon approval you get paid (in full) with in three working days.

  • Global NetworkExtend your reach beyond your locality and find the right project or resource in the right location.

  • Video Profile Separate yourself from the crowd by adding a short video introduction to your profile.

  • RecommendUsers can recommend each other and can improve their profile.

How it Works?

Definitions:
Businesses are companies, sole traders or private individuals who could use campus resources to support their research activity, projects or one off tasks. This could be anything from a research project in composite structures, market research for a product launch in another country or just getting a student to take some photographs of a specific location.
Campus resources are both academics and students who have a valid email domain name from a recognised educational institute and are currently engaged in with the educational institute in employment or studies.
Commercialisation opportunities are opportunities which involve Translational Research Activity (shorter term work focused on coming up with new products), Licensing of IP (intellectual property) and Start-Up Investment.
Overview
Business Projects

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Businesses post their projects here and receive offers from campus resources. Businesses can also invite resources to work on their project. The offers are only visible to the business so there is no open bidding. When the business finds a suitable resource they select them and agree a Statement of Work, appropriate milestones and the payment amount.
Once the statement of work has been approved by both parties the business pays the agreed amount into an escrow account. The resource is notified via email when the funds have been deposited and can begin work. The escrow deposit provides a level of assurance to the resource that the funds are available for the work and the resource will be paid on time.
On completion of the work (or milestone) the resource submits it to the business and requests approval. The business receives notification via email and has 14 days to respond. On approval the resource receives payment for the work.
Where no approval is received within 7 days of the approval request the business is notified again of the pending approval. Where no approval has been received within 14 days the work is deemed to have been accepted and payment will be made to the resource. This is non-refundable.
For large projects it is advised that a number of milestones are set-up to detail each step of the project. As each milestone is a billable item it allows both parties to gain mutual trust and understanding as they progress through the project. Using milestones also reduces the risk of non-payment where the work is deemed unacceptable by the business.
In the case where the work presented by the resource is not accepted by the business, the escrow deposit is refunded to the business in full.
The client has 14 days to approve or reject the work. If no approval is issued after 7 days the client is notified of the outstanding approval. If no approval is received after 14 days the funds are transacted to the resource and the client notified. There are no refunds for default on approvals.
In the case where the client does not accept the work submitted they mark the milestone or project as incomplete and both parties are encouraged to resolve the issue.
However, if the client refuses to accept the work and wishes to terminate the agreement they will receive a full refund from the escrow account.
This is a good reason to include milestones in the project. That way the billing is incremental and in the case where the client is not satisfied with the work done the potential loss to the resource is limited to the milestone amount. Incremental billing through milestones will also help build trust between the parties which is standard practice is any business relationship.
Campus Projects and Services
Users can post services offered or required. These postings can include projects, placements, training, grinds, general part-time work, accommodation and books to sell, etc. The duration for Projects and Services is 4 weeks.

campus projects and Services
Commercialisation Opportunities
This is where users can post Intellectual Property or Investment Opportunities to prospective investors or partners. Investment requirements could be monetary, knowledge based or time based (e.g. to build up a team for a start-up). The duration for IP/Investment Opportunities is 6 months.

commercialisation oppertunities
Fee Model
Variable Fee Model - Transaction Example
Business posts project with a budget of €550.00. The resource offers a quote of €500.00. The service fee is based on 9% margin and hence the quote to the business will be €545.95. Margin Calculation: €545.95 x 91% = €45.95 and €549.95-€45.95 = €500.00
If the business accepts this quote they enter the fee total (€549.95) into agreed amount section. Following the agreement and acceptance by both parties on the SOW (Statement of Work) the business transfers €545.95 into escrow. Credit card details are captured through the payment gateway provider. CampusRock™ does not retain any credit card details on our servers.
The escrow account is a holding account for the client. When the funds are transferred into the escrow account the resource is notified that the funds have been allocated and can start the project. On completion of the project the resource marks the milestone/project as completed and submits the work to the client for approval.
On approval the resource receives €500.00 and CampusRock™ receives a service fee of €49.95. The service fee includes transaction and VAT costs (where applicable).
In the event where the resource is VAT registered this will be included in the invoicing and added to the resource fee as a separate line item during the quotation process.
All VAT details will be shown on the invoices and receipts.
Resource fees are transacted within 7 days of their work being approved.
Flat Rate Model - Transaction Example
Campus Projects and Services and Commercialisation Opportunities are based on a flat rate. In this case the user posts their project, service or commercialisation opportunity and pay a flat fee for the posting.
For Campus Projects and Services the user pays €25.00 (including VAT as applicable). Posting duration is for 6 weeks.
For Commercialisation Opportunities the user pays €50.00 (including VAT as applicable). Posting duration is for 12 weeks.
All invoices will include the VAT element as a separate line item.
Registration
Users can register for free. Users can register as a business or a resource. Business users can be companies, sole traders or private individuals. Resources can be students or campus (academic) employees. To register as a resource you will need a valid domain name of a recognised higher educational institute (e.g. another@nuigalway.ie)
Business Users
Register on CampusRock

CampusRock Registration

Contact Info
Business users can add their business account information. We would also ask you to indicate where you heard about us. To create the user account the user needs to agree to our Terms of Use and privacy policy. Once the user creates their account they will receive an email to verify their account request. Once the user confirms the request their account will be active and available for use.

CampusRock User Contact info
Dashboard
In this section business users can add new projects and get overview of their existing projects, milestones, payments, bookmarked resources and messages.

Dashboard
Projects
In this section business users can see details of individual projects, status and remaining days. New projects can be added.

dashboard
Users
In this section businesses can add additional users to their account. This is useful where more than one person need to be able to engage in the project activity. Additional users only have access to the projects which they are activated on.

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Settings
In this section business users can view and change their account settings.

account settings
Business Profile
In this section business users can edit their personal information, business information and business contact information. Here business users can also add company or personal video introduction profiles.
Project introduction profiles can be added separately when adding a new project.

business profile
Payment History
In this section business users can see details of their transactions.

payment history
Resource Users
Register on CampusRock
Resource users indicate the type of resource (student or academic), location, institution, qualifications, area of study, job title and department. If your institution is not listed you can add it. This will be subject to verification.
Users should also add VAT details where applicable. Where the user is representing the institute (for example if the resource is doing work on behalf of the institute) they should enter the institute VAT details. Some institutes have claims on any IP created by their employees or students when working on projects as part of their research or academic studies. Resources should be aware of these requirements and indicate any such arrangements when engaging with potential clients.

resource users

Contact Info
Resource users can add their account information. We would also ask you to indicate where you heard about us. To create the user account the user needs to agree to our Terms of Use and privacy policy. Once the user creates their account they will receive an email to verify their account request. Once the user confirms the request their account will be active and available for use.

contact info
Dashboard
In this section the resource can get an overview of their project activity, payments, milestones due and messages.

resource dashboard
Projects
In this section the resource can see the status of projects which they have quoted on and the status of the project.

resource projects
Settings
In this section the resource can edit their account information. Their bank account information is also added her and includes the IBAN number so payments can be transacted into their account for work completed.

resource account settings
My Profile
In this section the resource can edit their educational information, video/image profile and other details on work experience etc.
Here the resource can identify the industry and sectors they are interested in working with.

resource profile
Payment History
In this section the resource can see their payment history for work completed.

resource payments


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