What organizations or universities will help me will my body to
science and what is the typical cost?

Pretty much all universities will accept your "willed body" as a
donation to their educational facilities. I do not know what state you
are living in though, and so I will provide sample links to differnet
university's willed body pages and give you tips on how to find a
school near you which is willing to accept your donation. USCF offers
a page with frequently asked questions and forms which can be filled
out to mark your body for donation. Please note that by law, "No
medical schools or state anatomical boards in the United States are
permitted by law to purchase bodies from families or estates."
(Funeral Plan site linked below) Also from that site, they give two
example listings for Nebraska and Hawaii.


Additional Links:

University of California - San Francisco willed body page:
http://anatomy.ucsf.edu/pages/wbp/

Funeral Plan donating a body to science:
http://www.funeralplan.com/funeralplan/alternative/donate.html

Sample listings for Nebraska & Hawaii:
http://www.funeralplan.com/funeralplan/alternative/donaterules.html


Search Strategy:

donate body to science on google:
://www.google.com/search?q=donate+body+to+science


So in short to answer your question, MANY universities are looking for
cadavers to be used for scientific learning and research, the closest
university to you would be your best choice, because the only cost
involved is transporting the body from the funeral home / hospital
morgue to the university. Some universities will reimburse your
funeral home or mortuary service for the moving expenses and in turn
they can reimburse you, but there is no money exchange involved in
willing your body to science. If you give me your state, and nearest
major city, I'll find a couple places to help you out in a
clarification if you wish, or you can just contact them yourselves.

Thank you for the opportunity to answer your question, if you require
more information, please clarify the question, or if you find this
answer satisfactory, please feel free to rate it. Thank you!
  
skermit-ga

The information obtain was phenomenal!  Well worth the money spent.  I
have now been given numerous options for disposition of my body when I
die.  If the registration process turns out to be an easy one, then I
will suggest it to others.  Thanks for your help.

One other thing you might consider, is a donation to the “Body Farm”.
This is the forensic anthropology research facility, brought to the
attention of the public by the book The Body Farm, by Patricia
Cornwell. It is a three acre lot behind the University of Tennessee
Medical Center where the decomposition of human bodies has been
studied by retired Professor William Bass since 1971. It is the only
facility of its kind in the world, and its findings are used to assist
in criminal investigations. They study bodies decomposing under
various conditions (sunlight versus shade, buried versus not, cold
weather, hot weather), the effects of insects on decomposition, and
also  achieve the skeletonization of bodies for anthropological and
medical studies.

“Since those early days, the place has changed somewhat.  They still
use a few unclaimed bodies, but mostly accept those that have been
donated to science.  There's even a waiting list for people who want
to designate the Body Farm as the destination for their remains.”

The Crime Library
Time of Death
http://www.crimelibrary.com/forensics/time/2.htm

A woman who wants to donate  her skeleton to an art school, is first
arranging to donate her whole body to the Body Farm, as there is
apparently no good quick way to achieve the skeletal state.

University of Tennessee
The Daily Beacon
Skeleton donor seeks help from “body farm”
http://dailybeacon.utk.edu/special/bodyfarm/default.html

“Forensic anthropologists frequently work in conjunction with forensic
pathologists, odontologists, and homicide investigators to identify a
decedent, discover evidence of foul play, and/or the postmortem
interval.”

Forensic Anthropology Center
University  of Tennessee  
http://web.utk.edu/~anthrop/index.htm

And the good news is, “Donation of your body to the Department of
Anthropology does not prevent donation of other tissues or organs”,
according to the University’s website.

Forensic Anthropology Center
University of Tennessee  
http://web.utk.edu/~anthrop/index.htm

Contact information:
Dr. Lee Meadows Jantz
Coordinator of the Forensic Anthropology Center
Department of Anthropology
250 South Stadium Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-0760
Phone: (865) 974-4408
E-mail: ljantz@utk.edu

Their Body Donation Program is detailed at:
http://web.utk.edu/~anthrop/index.htm
and includes a “Body Donation Document”

There is no cost if you are within 200 miles of the University. If you
are further away, transportation of your remains will be necessary.

Search Criteria:
“body farm” donations
"body farm" how to donate


Beth

A little disturbing bethc-ga but a VERY good suggestion! I think for
me, I'd skip out on them testing how insects affect decomposition... :
)