SHASS Education Innovation Fund
MIT’s SHASS Education Innovation Fund supports research-driven, innovative educational projects that advance human-centered learning and transferable curricula across the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
Funder: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $200,000 (direct costs) per full proposal; up to $30,000 for planning grants; one-year funding with option to spread across up to 3 years.
Summary: Supports innovative, experimental, or transformative educational projects within MIT's School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS).
Key Information: Only SHASS faculty/academic staff with >1 year appointment as project lead; all funds must be managed at MIT; no subawards.
Description
The SHASS Education Innovation Fund, a key pillar of the MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC), supports experimental, innovative, or transformative educational projects within the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) at MIT. The fund seeks proposals that address clearly defined problems in SHASS education and have the potential to impact pedagogy and curriculum school-wide. Projects should advance human-centered learning through new approaches, tools, or curricula that are systemic and transferable across SHASS disciplines.
