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Genomic Medicines Accelerator Fund is sponsored by MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative (MIT HEALS). This fund supports research useful or relevant to genome editing in the field of genomic medicines for the prevention or treatment of human disease. It encourages proposals from across all Schools, the College, Departments, and units at MIT, with an emphasis on collaborative or interdisciplinary teams.
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Genomic Medicines Accelerator Fund – MIT HEALS Genomic Medicines Accelerator Fund Call for Applications Accelerating Innovation in Genomic Medicines The MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative (MIT HEALS) is now accepting applications for the Genomic Medicines Accelerator Fund.
This program will provide funding to support research useful or relevant to genome editing in the field of genomic medicines for the prevention or treatment of human disease and has IP obligations arising under a subaward from the Broad Institute. Funding Amount: Up to $200,000 in direct costs per lab-based PI per year (up to $100,000 in direct costs for ethics/social science/business projects) for up to 2 years.
Eligibility: MIT faculty and PIs; collaborative teams encouraged. No funds may go to non-MIT collaborators. Application Timeline: • Letter of Intent due January 30, 2026 • Full proposals invited February 6, 2026 • Applications due March 6, 2026 Award Notification: Late March 2026 Project Start Date: April 15, 2026 How to Apply: Submit Letter of Intent and—if invited—full proposal via the HEALS website.
The MIT HEALS Collaborative is dedicated to advancing transformative research that redefines how we understand and approach challenges in health and the life sciences. A broad swath of opportunities may be considered for this funding opportunity.
Examples of suitable topics include: research to develop new genome editing technologies or platforms novel delivery approaches for genome editing machinery genomic cell engineering for modeling or medical applications genome editing approaches to gain knowledge about precision medicine targets, mechanisms of drug action, and drug resistance patterns.
artificial intelligence approaches to improve genomic medicine design or deployment ethical considerations, socio-economic analyses, or business cases related to genome editing medicines or precision medicines Other topics can be considered if aligned with genomic medicine strategies. All disease areas will be considered. Projects related to germline editing will not be considered.
We encourage proposals from across all Schools, the College, Departments, and units at MIT. Proposals involving collaborative or interdisciplinary teams are encouraged, though single-PI proposals are permitted. MIT faculty and PIs whose work aligns with the topics above are eligible.
Although the work can involve collaborations with Broad Institute investigators, no funds can be distributed to non-MIT collaborators. Each award will be up to $200k per year in direct costs per PI for lab-based research projects. Teams of PIs may request up to $200k direct costs per lab-based PI per year (e.g., a team of 2 lab-based PIs can request $400k per year in direct costs).
Awards in ethics, social sciences, and business will be up to $100k per year in direct costs. These awards can but are not required to be collaborative with lab-based projects. Full overhead at MIT’s current rate will be applied to all funded projects.
Projects may be up to 2 years in duration. Initial grants will vary based on the requested budget for a given project or team and applicants will be eligible to submit renewal applications if satisfactory progress is met toward milestones. We anticipate funding approximately 4 lab-based PIs in the first year (e.g., two teams of 2 PIs), or 3 lab-based PIs and 2 PIs in ethics, social sciences, or business, for a total of $1.
3M. Additional awards will be available in the following two years. Funds may not be co-mingled from other sources.
Institute-wide symposium : PIs may be asked to showcase their work at the HEALS annual symposium, engaging with the broader research community. Quarterly reporting : Each quarter, PIs will be required to provide a short project update. Recipients must promptly disclose any intellectual property (IP) developed in the course of the research to MIT’s Technology Licensing Office (TLO).
Any IP developed using this funding will be encompassed under MIT’s relationship with the Broad Institute and also includes a time limited option right for Editas Medicine to take a commercial license to the IP. Full proposals invited, with feedback if applicable Background IP review for full proposals Successful applicants notified and proposals routed in Kuali Coeus Applications are now closed.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: MIT faculty and PIs. Collaborative teams are encouraged, but no funds can be distributed to non-MIT collaborators. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $200,000 per year in direct costs per PI for lab-based research projects (up to $100,000 for ethics, social sciences, and business projects) for up to 2 years. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Genomic Medicines Accelerator Fund is funded by MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative (MIT HEALS). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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