MIT HEALS Graduate Fellowships
The MIT HEALS Graduate Fellowships fund interdisciplinary MIT teams to pursue transformative research in health, life sciences, and technology.
Funder: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Letter of Intent, projected) | June 2027 (Full application, projected)
Funding Amounts: Innovator Grants: ~$100k per lab/group for 1 year; Breakthrough Grants: ~$100k–$200k per lab/group per year for 2 years; total annual pool ~$3M/type.
Summary: Supports bold, interdisciplinary MIT research teams advancing transformative health, life sciences, and technology solutions.
Key Information: Only MIT faculty/PIs may apply; no funds to non-MIT collaborators.
Description
The MIT HEALS Graduate Fellowships and Seed Grants are designed to catalyze innovative, cross-disciplinary research at the intersection of health, life sciences, and technology. The program empowers MIT faculty and principal investigators (PIs) to form collaborative teams that tackle major health challenges, develop new technologies and methodologies, and pursue high-risk, high-reward research directions that may not fit traditional funding mechanisms. Projects should aim to break disciplinary silos, generate core datasets, and lay the groundwork for transformative advances in healthcare and biomedical science.
