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Spark Program
--- title: "Spark Program" source_url: https://www.brandeis.edu/innovation/grant-programs/spark/index.html capture_date: 2026-06-25 source_type: web --- Brandeis' accelerator for non-bench research. Open to undergrads, grad students, postdocs, faculty, staff. Provides training, mentorship, and eligibility for seed funding. Up to $10,000 in funding divided among most promising projects. Fall application cycle. Teams own IP (for students exempt from IP policy). Culminates in SparkTank pitch competition. Eligible projects: environment, education, computer science, healthcare, economic solutions, social needs.
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title: "Spark Program" source_url: https://www.brandeis.edu/innovation/grant-programs/spark/index.html capture_date: 2026-06-25 source_type: web
Brandeis' accelerator for non-bench research. Open to undergrads, grad students, postdocs, faculty, staff. Provides training, mentorship, and eligibility for seed funding. Up to $10,000 in funding divided among most promising projects. Fall application cycle. Teams own IP (for students exempt from IP policy). Culminates in SparkTank pitch competition. Eligible projects: environment, education, computer science, healthcare, economic solutions, social needs.
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title: "Spark Program" source_url: https://www.brandeis.edu/innovation/grant-programs/spark/index.html capture_date: 2026-06-25 source_type: web
Brandeis' accelerator for non-bench research. Open to undergrads, grad students, postdocs, faculty, staff. Provides training, mentorship, and eligibility for seed funding.
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