Grant Help

Funding Opportunities

A list of upcoming known opportunities.

Additional Funding Opportunity Resources

  • Consult the Early Career Funding Guide to learn about finding funding and working with industry and foundation sponsors.
  • Search Pivot for research opportunities from federal, foundation and private funding sources.
  • Search Foundation Directory Online for information on private and community foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S. and recently awarded grants.

Limited Submissions

Proposal Request Form

Please complete the form in the above link as soon as you decide to submit a proposal. Alternatively, you can email both Melanie Straight () and Barbara Duchesne () with information about the solicitation. Once your proposal request is received, a member of the finance team will contact you directly. Most proposals require Institutional review and approval. Proposals should not be submitted independently without working with a member of the finance team.

Research Administration Services (RAS) Internal Proposal Deadline

The Institute requires final and complete proposals to be routed to RAS 6 business days in advance of the sponsor deadline. Proposals can be routed in the afternoon. Proposals cannot be modified once they have been routed to RAS. If collaborators or subawards are involved, their deadline to submit their final materials to us will be earlier than the MIT RAS deadline. They usually have their own internal review deadlines. A RAS deadline calculator can be found at the below link:

RAS Deadline Calculator

Resources for Writing a Successful Proposal

Below are resources to help with writing a successful proposal:

Individual Sponsor Information:

Below are links containing information about various individual sponsors:

Quick Guide for PIs

The guide linked above offers a straightforward entry into the topics in research administration that are most relevant to Principal Investigators (PIs), with links to more detailed content and resources. At MIT, PIs are central to the definition, conduct and reporting of research. The PI is ultimately responsible for all aspects of sponsored research, including compliance with Institute and sponsor policies.