About the Fund
The President’s Administrative Innovation Fund provides competitive grants to Harvard individuals and teams with innovative ideas or pilots.
Grant Goals
These grants could be used to explore a new idea or process, build a prototype, take an existing homegrown idea to the next level, bring in a subject-matter expert to design a solution, convene a ‘hackathon’, or be used in any number of creative ways. Emphasis is placed on novel, creative, and collaborative solutions that capitalize on value-creating opportunities or address known challenges.
Ideas funded focus on
- Academic Excellence
- Talent Development
- Service Delivery
The Fund generally provides grants of $5,000 to $15,000, with the possibility of one or two exceptional projects that could receive funding up to $25,000.
FAQs
Are there other funding opportunities for Harvard employees seeking to solve specific problems?
Why was the President’s Administrative Innovation Fund created?
How are proposals awarded?
What are some examples of ideas that might be awarded funding?
What if I submit a project proposal but it doesn’t get funded?
If I am submitting an application, should I talk with my manager about it first?
I don’t have an idea but I would like to work on a project. What should I do?
I have some great resources on the topics of innovation and collaboration, can I share them?
I have an idea but I don’t know of anyone else that can work on this with me. How can I get some help?
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