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Harvard Grid Accelerator

Harvard Grid Accelerator — Awards

Offers Harvard engineering teams startup support to take inventions from laboratory development to commercialization outcomes.

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The Harvard Grid Accelerator is an annual internal translational funding program administered by Harvard's Office of Technology Development (OTD) that supports engineering and physical-science innovations at Harvard on a path toward commercially self-sustaining startup formation. The program is the successor and rebranded expansion of the earlier Physical Sciences Accelerator. It funds Harvard stu

Engineering and physical science innovations at Harvard advancing toward commercially self-sustaining startup formation, including hardware, materials, energy, photonics, quantum, and semiconductor research with societal impact.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.

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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: otd.harvard.edu