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Global Seed Funds in China

Innovative impact with collaborators a world away

The MIT Greater China Fund for Innovation supports new collaborations between faculty and research scientists at MIT and their counterparts in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

The 2024-2025 Seed Fund cycle has been launched.

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The GSF Application Portal has opened on September 10th, 2024 and will close on December 10th, 2024.

MIT Greater China Fund for Innovation

Through an annual call for proposals, the fund primarily supports travel costs for exchange between a team at MIT and colleagues in universities and public rresearch in the Greater China region. Colleague(s) in mainland China, Hong Kong, or Taiwan must be identified in the proposal.

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

$30,000

Priority will be given to projects that:

  • propose a balanced exchange between the two teams
  • demonstrate complementarity between the two teams
  • involve undergraduate and graduate students

Sean Gilbert

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Managing Director, MIT Greater China Fund for Innovation

Managing Director, MIT Greater China Fund for Innovation