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MISTI Global Seed Funds

The MISTI Global Seed Fund deadline was October 27, 2008. Grantees will be announced in mid-December.

The frontiers of knowledge and technology now stretch around the world.  The challenges in tackling global issues such as health, environment, energy, security, food and poverty reduction cannot be met by working only within national boundaries. To advance requires scientists, managers, engineers and social scientists to participate in worldwide networks of knowledge creation and application.  MISTI seeks to build global collaborations in all fields of knowledge through its seed funds.  Proposals are welcome from faculty and research scientists in all disciplines at MIT.

MISTI Global Seed Funds include a general fund and five country-focused funds, each with its own specific set of requirements and priorities.  If your project meets the requirements of a country-specific seed fund you should apply to that fund. If your project does not meet the requirements of any of the country-specific seed funds please apply to the MISTI Global Seed Fund (general fund).

Please note: For all projects, additional funds may be awarded to cover the international travel costs of qualified MIT undergraduate and graduate students in the project.

Seed funds may be used to cover:

  • international travel and meeting costs
  • international travel costs of an MIT student involved in the project
  • organizing international workshops

MIT students funded to participate in research abroad will be expected to take one of the following MISTI preparatory programs:

  • a week-long IAP course offered by MISTI
  • an appropriate subject from the MISTI list of subjects
  • an individualized preparatory program developed by MISTI for the student

 

MISTI Global Seed Fund (general fund)

  • For MIT faculty/research scientists travel, meetings and workshops anywhere in the world
  • Open to ALL DISCIPLINES
  • Maximum award: $20,000

 

MISTI Hayashi Seed Fund

  • For MIT faculty seeking to collaborate with Japanese researchers on advancing science relating to the environment, especially involving oceans
  • Maximum award: $20,000

 

MIT-France Seed Fund

  • For research collaborations between MIT faculty and research scientists and their counterparts in France
  • French colleague(s) must be identified in advance; proposal will be submitted jointly by two teams
  • Priority given to new projects that centrally involve younger scholars (junior faculty, post-docs and students); propose a balanced exchange between MIT and France; and demonstrate complementarity between the two teams
  • Funded by an endowment supported equally by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and MIT
  • Maximum award: $20,000 to be expended in one year

 

MIT-India Seed Fund

  • For projects on India’s development
  • Proposals must involve engagement with IFMR in Chennai
  • Maximum award: $15,000

 

MIT-Spain/La Cambra de Barcelona Seed Fund

  • For research collaboration between MIT and companies, universities and research laboratories in Spain
  • Spanish colleague(s) must be identified in advance; proposal will be submitted jointly by two teams
  • Priority given to new projects that centrally involve younger scholars (junior faculty, post docs and students); propose a balanced exchange between MIT and Spain; and demonstrate complementarity between the two teams
  • Funded by the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce
  • Maximum award: $20,000

 

Progetto Roberto Rocca

  • For research collaboration between MIT and the Italian researchers at Milan Politecnico
  • Proposals are submitted jointly by MIT and Italian colleagues
  • Additional funding available for travel, workshops and MIT student fellowships
  • Funded by the Fondazione Fratelli Rocca
  • Maximum award: $15,000

  • MIT China
  • MIT France
  • MIT Germany
  • MIT India
  • MIT Israel
  • MIT Italy
  • MIT Japan
  • MIT Mexico
  • MIT Spain