Opportunity

Hosted by: IMPACT

In IMPACT, which supplements your advanced training, you will be challenged to refine your research focus and to identify the most promising paths to achieve real-world impact. Expert faculty from a broad range of institutions and companies in the Boston area will help you reflect on your work to both gain new insights into your approach, as well as learn how to share your story with others. IMPACT alumni feel energized and a new sense of direction for their work.

IMPACT is open to applicants from all institutions in the region.

Group mentoring, 1:1 advising, and community engagement will help you:

  • Understand your research and career from a broader perspective
  • Identify actionable opportunities to strengthen your work’s focus
  • Expand your professional network for lasting, valuable relationships
  • Express your research mission with clarity and power to attract collaborators and support
  • Heighten the potential of your research to achieve real-world impact

Eligibility

  • Appointment as a Ph.D. student or post-doctoral fellow / trainee at an area institution
  • Commitment to participate in the full program, including in person meetings at MIT, Cambridge, MA
  • Ongoing research project and multiple year research experience
  • US citizen or permanent resident (for NIH slots), and / or MIT affiliation (for MIT slots)

Applications will be reviewed by IMPACT faculty; the top candidates will be interviewed for selection to the program.

The program is committed to actively engaging women and under-represented minorities.

To learn more and to apply, visit the IMPACT website.