MIT Portugal

MIT Portugal Innovation Workshop 2024

Applications are now closed

The MIT Portugal Program (MPP) is excited to announce the 2024 edition of the MIT Portugal Innovation Workshop at MIT. This MIT Portugal workshop is a hands-on program designed to expose participants to critical elements of venture creation and the potential commercialization of high-impact research and technologies. This workshop is primarily intended for aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs, as well as students and researchers that seek to explore the application and business prospects of their ideas and research.

The Innovation Workshop includes seminars by MIT and Portuguese innovators, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who have gone through the process of commercialization. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and interact with experts from the MIT ecosystem and successful entrepreneurs who will share their insights on critical skills for translating research to entrepreneurial impact through interactive seminars and activities designed to help participants apply their learning to their own ideas, technologies, and research. As a participant, you will learn essential skills around:

  • An entrepreneurial mindset
  • Tools and frameworks to evaluate the commercial potential of your idea/research 
  • Selecting your initial target market
  • De-risking product/market fit
  • Finding partners and co-founders—building great teams
  • Defining the next steps for your venture

Who can Apply?

The 2024 workshop will take place at MIT, June 3-7. The workshop is open to 35 students and researchers from Portugal that are aspiring and/or early-stage entrepreneurs who seek to explore the application and business prospects of their ideas and research.  Further details about the program, speakers, and other event details will be provided closer to the start of the workshop.

Application Process

The application is open until April 15, 2024. The application can be filed via slideroom, and in addition to the completed online form will need to include the following documentation: 

  1. Resume (2 pages Max).
  2. Motivation letter (1-2 page)

Applicants will be notified by the end of April.

All participants will be provided with accommodation near MIT during the days of the workshop. Participants will be responsible for arranging their own air travel and will be reimbursed for 50% of (reasonable) costs.  In case of financial hardship, selected students and researchers may request for additional sponsorship by the MIT Portugal Program[1].

Please contact mitportugal@mit.edu  if you have further questions.

[1] This workshop is supported by the MIT Portugal Program, which focuses on fostering research between MIT and Portuguese universities, research institutes, laboratories, companies, and other entities in the areas of Climate Science & Climate Change, Earth Systems: Oceans to Near Space, Digital Transformation in Manufacturing, and Sustainable Cities