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Explore Funding Programs - Maine Technology Institute Skip to content Home / Explore Funding Programs Discover Your Catalyst for Growth MTI fuels Maine’s innovation economy with grants, loans, equity investments, and support services for groundbreaking ideas that drive growth and create quality jobs across the state. MTI defines innovation as an effort to create something new, or improve an existing product, service, or process.
Innovations should be substantially differentiated from existing alternatives. We support new or substantially improved products, processes, or methods with the potential to grow and diversify Maine’s economy and increase the number of quality jobs throughout the state. We do this through direct support of innovators and through support of programs and infrastructure that encourage innovation.
Business Innovation Funding Fueling Maine’s economic growth Federal Funding Assistance MTI’s Technical Assistance Program (TAP) is your gateway to SBIR/STTR grants Maine Entrepreneurial Resource Corps (MERC) Vetted Maine consultants with subsidized expertise and funding to offset project fees Igniting Maine’s innovation ecosystem, one event at a time Maine’s population of just over 1 million fosters a uniquely accessible business environment.
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NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program is a grant from NVIDIA providing up to $60,000 per award to PhD students conducting research that advances accelerated computing and its applications. Now in its 25th year, the program invites nominations from doctoral students pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and related fields. Recipients receive not only research funding but also access to NVIDIA technology, products, and engineering expertise, along with a mandatory in-person summer internship. Students are nominated by their faculty advisors and selected based on academic achievement and research area alignment.
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