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Global Seed Funds in Japan

Innovative impact with collaborators a world away

Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Chikara Hayashi and the ULVAC Inc., the Hayashi-ULVAC MISTI Seed Fund supports new collaborations between faculty and research scientists at MIT and their counterparts in Japan.

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.

Hayashi-ULVAC MISTI Seed Fund

Through an annual call for proposals, the Hayashi-ULVAC MISTI Seed Fund primarily supports travel costs for exchange between a team at MIT and colleagues in universities and public research in Japan. Priority will also be given to projects in science and engineering.

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

$30,000

Priority will 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.

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

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Christine Pilcavage

Contact
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Managing Director, Japan Seed Funds