All successful submissions will be acknowledged with an email confirmation.
DOWNLOAD AND COMPLETE the pre-proposal template. Make sure to use the template provided and take care to address the criteria
on the Criteria page. It is very important that you complete this step first. (If you are submitting for a continuation of funding, you do not need to complete this step)
Email: fall2012_preproposal@mit.edu
All successful submissions will be acknowledged with an email confirmation.
If you were invited to submit a full proposal, please follow these instructions to submit your full proposal:
DOWNLOAD AND COMPLETE the full proposal template, OSP summary form, and budget template. Make sure to use the template provided and take care to address the criteria on the Criteria page. It is very important that you complete this step first.
IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS: The Deshpande Center works closely with the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) to ensure that all proposals, electronic or paper, include the following:
* full statement of work supported by a budget narrative, contained within the full proposal
* completed and signed OSP Summary Proposal Form; all sections, including the header and title, of this form are required.
* completed budget template - i.e. Excel spreadsheet
You need to work closely with your appropriate administrator/s - i.e. assistant, fiscal officer, Administrative Services Organization (ASO) representative, or simillar - to ensure that your full proposal meets all Institute requirements before you submit it to the Deshpande Center.
Email: fall2012_fullproposal@mit.edu
FALL 2012 GRANT CYCLE
(dates subject to change)
- April 9, 2012 - Pre-proposals due
- May 22, 2012 - Full proposal notification
- June 22, 2012 - Full proposals due
- August - Grant awards notification
- October - Grant awards announced to the public
SPRING 2012 GRANT CYCLE
(no submissions this cycle)
- Please visit this site for future updates.
The Principal Investigator (or a co-PI) of a project pursuing Ignition
or Innovation Grants must be a faculty member of MIT. However, partnerships
with collaborators outside
of MIT are encouraged. (Non-faculty
eligible to be principal investigators on grants are welcome to apply
as well.)
Ignition Grants are granted for up to $50,000. Innovation Grants
can be anywhere from $50,000 to $250,000, however, budgets are scrutinized
carefully. Entrepreneurial
frugality is encouraged and appreciated!
In the pre-proposal round, only a rough budget is necessary. A budget
using our budget template must accompany
the full proposal. Note that all budgets must include Institute
F&A.
- If you are applying for continuation of funding, please let us know by the pre-proposal deadline by following steps 1& 3 of the pre-proposal instructions. There is NO NEED to complete and upload the pre-proposal template if you are applying for continuation of funding, we just want the basic information!
- Please prepare a full proposal by following the full proposal instructions and take care to elaborate on your progress as indicated. More Information on renewals.
- Continuation of funding decisions are made based on progress.
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