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Program

MIT Translational Fellows Program

Provides MIT-affiliated founders with gap funding from translational research to proof-of-concept commercialization.

The MIT Translational Fellows Program sits inside the MIT Deshpande Center’s translational funding line and is meant to bridge the gap between lab results and startup formation. The notes tie it to the center’s IGNITE and Innovation grants, which puts it squarely in MIT’s internal commercialization pathway. It is an annual route built for translational work rather than general research support.

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Max award$150K
Realistic median$100K
Success rateOver 30%
Decision time

No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.

Last verified: 11 May 2026Source: deshpande.mit.edu