What happens when you put a group of experienced, high-powered champions of innovation and a bunch of MIT students with crazy-smart technology ideas in the same room? Short answer: They learn from each other. Longer answer: the new MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund.
Launched last January, MIT Sandbox is a new program for all MIT students that provides mentoring, customized educational experiences, and seed funding of up to $25,000 for new ideas. The program is structured to accommodate students who are at different stages along the spectrum of completion with their ideas, so that as they progress they become eligible for higher levels of financial support.
