Why shouldn't I be a sell out and try to fund my own

It can backfire. Try to sell your results, not the promise of making research that might never happen.

>>8639182
But what if I make something at school at get dicked by ownership laws

>>8639196
Inventions made during NSF-assisted research are governed by the Foundation's standard Patent Rights clause which is invoked by article 21 of our Grant General Conditions and published in the Grant Policy Guide. Normally, awardees are allowed to retain principal rights to these inventions, provided they disclose them to the Patent Assistant in the Office of the General Counsel. Rights to copyrightable material ("subject writings") created during NSF-assisted activities are governed by article 18 of our Grant General Conditions.

https://www.nsf.gov/od/ogc/intelprop.jsp

>>8639200
Fuck now I still have to study orgo. I was gonna drop out. Jk but I hate having a 3.2

>>8639203
Also I have been unable to get in a lab because Im from the bible belt and the budget is getting drained to all hell. M-I-Z