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Global Seed Funds in Colombia

Innovative impact with collaborators a world away

Seed grants support new collaborations between faculty and research scientists at MIT and their counterparts in Colombia.

The GSF application cycle for 2023-2024 is now closed

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The GSF Application is now closed. Winners will be announced in early May. 

MIT-Colombia Universidad Nacional de Colombia Seed Fund

Through an annual call for proposals, the fund primarily supports travel costs for exchange between a team at MIT and colleagues at Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

The Colombian colleague(s) must be identified in the proposal.

 All general Global Seed Funds criteria, application, and evaluation procedures apply.

$25,000

Priority will be given to projects that:

  • propose a balanced exchange between the MIT and Colombian participants
  • demonstrate complementarity between the MIT and Colombian teams
  • involve undergraduate and graduate students

Head over to misti.mit.edu/faculty-funds/apply-funding to apply.

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Griselda Gomez

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Managing Director, Colombia Seed Funds