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

This year, special priority will be given to proposals in the following areas:

• Advanced manufacturing and materials
• Quantum information science (QIS)
  • Quantum computing
  • Quantum sensing
  • Quantum communications and cryptography
• Sensor technologies (optical, acoustic, radar)
• Information and communication technologies (ICT)
  • Heterogeneous communication networks
  • Application of software defined radios and cognitive radios
• Autonomous systems and robotics
  • Human-machine and machine-machine interaction
  • UAVs (micro to mini) and UGVs
  • Integration of components
  • Swarming
  • Efficient use of energy
• Simulation and data science
  • Data fusion
  • Big data applications
  • Application of AI
  • High-performance computing
• Nanotechnology
• Microelectronics 

Priority will also be given to projects that:

• present a balanced exchange between the participants
• demonstrate complementarity between the teams
• involve undergraduate and graduate students

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.

With the generous support of the multinational company ZF Friedrichshafen AG, this year's Seed Fund award will be dedicated to the broad topic area of mobility of the future. 

• How will we get from A to B in the future?

• How will our goods get from A to B in the future?

• What will future transportation systems look like?

• What will future vehicle concepts look like?

• What capabilities will future vehicles need?

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 MIT and University of Stuttgart participants
• demonstrate complementarity between the teams

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