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Find similar grantsMaryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) Program is sponsored by Innovation Institute at MassTech (on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts). This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.
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Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) projects impact contact Search At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) Program Full Schedule | Contact Us A Scholar's Program for Industry-Oriented Research in Engineering Maryland companies have used MIPS to develop products through 1,003 projects Current, direct jobs created Revenue from top MIPS-supported products MORE MIPS IMPACT About the MIPS program Grants for Technology Product Development Market-driven new technology and innovation leads to new products and new jobs.
Creating jobs in innovative Maryland companies is what the Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program has been doing since 1987: bringing the inventive minds and extensive laboratory resources of the University System of Maryland (USM) to bear on creating the new products that feed the growth of Maryland businesses. Since the program’s inception, MIPS–enabled products have generated sales of $52. 7 B.
MIPS is nationally recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration as a model program for best practices in transferring technology and is a proven program that contributes significantly to job creation and high-tech product development in Maryland.
Companies look to Maryland’s public universities for help in solving critical problems in developing new products, while the universities are expected to contribute to economic development and job creation. MIPS projects are not basic research, but rather are translational work that leads to new or improved products.
These are products of any Maryland company willing to create jobs, including but not in any way limited to, products based on the universities’ intellectual property. MIPS provides funding, matched by participating companies, for university-based research projects that help the companies develop new products.
The program is administered at the flagship campus at the University of Maryland, College Park, and works throughout the 12 member institutions of the University System of Maryland, plus Morgan State University and St. Mary’s College. In these academic-industrial, public-private partnerships, MIPS connects the resources of the Maryland public universities to businesses from all parts of Maryland.
With MIPS matching funds, companies can leverage the facilities, resources and expertise within Maryland’s public universities to create new products and opportunities. In the years since the program started, MIPS has engaged 506 different faculty researchers to work with more than 705 Maryland companies to help develop new products.
MIPS-supported products have enabled Maryland companies to directly create more than 14,000 new, high-paying, long-term, high-tech jobs throughout the state. Get Application Forms Next Proposal Deadline: Full Schedule | Contact Us June 25 , July 23 , and August 20 . Fill out a MIPS interest form.
Faculty Statement of Interest Form Company Statement of Interest Form Talk to a MIPS representative. Call the MIPS office at (301) 405-3891 or email Jeanne Pekny to speak with a MIPS staff member about submitting a proposal. Find a faculty investigator.
MIPS faculty come from any public state institute in the University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, or St. Mary’s College. A MIPS staff member can find the right match for you.
Apply, jointly (MIPS can help). After completing the steps above, a MIPS staff member will give you access to the online application system, where proposals are filed jointly by the participating company and faculty member.
Get full details on how to apply » MIPS Now Pays for its Lifetime of Funding Every Year The economic impacts associated with MIPS-supported technologies now generate an estimated $166 million in Maryland state tax revenues every year. These annual state tax revenues significantly exceed the $60 million lifetime costs of the MIPS program.
An estimated $125 million in local government revenues is also generated by MIPS-supported technologies every year. A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 A.
James Clark School of Engineering , University of Maryland , College Park, MD 20742
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Maryland-based companies (large or small) partnering with USM faculty. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Applications for Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) Program are due October 15, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) Program is funded by Innovation Institute at MassTech (on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Maryland. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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