Eligibility and Funding

This invitation to submit a expression of interest is open only to MIT faculty and principal investigators (PIs):

• Eligibility: All MIT PIs
  • Individuals and teams who work outside of climate are particularly encouraged to bring capabilities from other sectors into climate-specific solutions.
  • Responding does not guarantee funding. All individuals who respond to the call will be considered for project teams.
• Themes: PIs may submit a letter of interest for one or both of the themes.
• Funding: The themes will be supported initially for 6 months (around $500K per theme) to develop a full proposal. The specific amount will be determined by the work within each subtheme. There will be an opportunity for follow-on funding for a total of up to $4M across both themes for a maximum of two years.
  • There will be monthly meetings of the teams to support effort coordination and success.
  • We anticipate that the major uses of these funds will be for research personnel expenses, including summer salary and support for research assistants, postdocs, or research scientists.
• Outputs: Deliverables in the first 6 months will include full proposals. The decision to continue funding will be determined based on assessment of the ability to meet metrics/milestones set forth by the full proposal.
• Process: Based on the workshops and expression of interest submissions, in May the Mission Directors will evaluate submissions and identify subtheme projects based on relevant qualifications and strength of match and interests.
  • Mission Directors will work with subtheme teams to specify outputs due after the 6-month period, which will launch in June. At the end of the funded 6-month period, projects will be evaluated with the possibility of follow-on funding.