The MIT Office of Research Computing and Data (ORCD) is continuing our strategic Seed Fund initiative. The Seed Fund is one part of a strategic effort supporting infrastructure for applied AI/ML research, creating a powerful AI/ML platform for all of MIT.
The deadline for this round of seed fund proposals is March 4, 2026. In this funding round, ORCD is planning to support around 6 project opportunities for one semester of graduate student funding (Fall 2026) and 3-6 months of enhanced compute resources.
We’re pleased to announce that additional computing services are now available from the Office of Research Computing and Data (ORCD). These fee-based services provide PIs the opportunity to run longer, more resource-intensive, high-performance computing jobs for research. This new service offering helps meet the need for access to more GPUs and CPUs at a price point lower than comparable commercial offerings. While the new services mark a significant expansion to our offerings, ORCD will continue to offer a base level of computing services, including capacity on GPUs and CPUs, to all MIT researchers at no cost.
