Global Seed Funds in Germany

Through an annual call for proposals, the fund promotes the exchange between faculty and students at MIT and at universities and public research institutions in Germany.

Proposals will fit within Lockheed Martin’s Global Strategy to promote international, collaborative research focused on but not limited to:

• Autonomy and Robotics
• Sensor Technology and Exploitation
• Signal Processing and Communications
• Data Analytics
• Materials and Manufacturing
• Advanced Electronics
• Human Systems Training
• Energy and Power

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

$25,000

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

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This fund is part of the renewed MIT-Germany and University of Regensburg partnership and provides faculty and research scientists at both institutions the opportunity to jointly apply for seed grants. 

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

$27,500

Priority will be given to projects that:

• propose a balanced exchange between MIT and University of Regensburg participants
• involve undergraduate and graduate students
• open to all disciplines with a priority for humanities
• demonstrate complementarity between the teams

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

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Launched as an initiative in 2015 through the MIT-Germany - University of Stuttgart cooperation, the fund provides faculty and research scientists at MIT and the University of Stuttgart the opportunity to jointly apply for seed grants.

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

$25,000

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

Need help finding an MIT professor or researcher to collaborate with?

Link to find faculty connections