Seed Funding, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurship Education

MIT Sandbox provides seed funding, mentorship, and tailored entrepreneurship education that empowers student innovators to explore ideas, take risks, and prepare to launch. The goal of the program is to enable any MIT student — inspired to solve a problem with an innovative solution — to learn and experience entrepreneurship.

Fall 2025 Sandbox Applications are closed

Spring 2026 applications will open in January

Interested in Healthcare Entrepreneurship?

Participate in the MIT DHIVE Internship Program, where students Dive into Healthcare Innovation and Venture Exploration. Select a healthcare area and learn more about the needs and challenges from the experts in the field, engage in brainstorming and ideation activities, and learn from seasoned entrepreneurs how to transform ideas into viable solutions.

Are you a MIT student looking for an internship that exposes you to entrepreneurship?

You can intern for a student-led Sandbox team that is working to solve a problem with an innovative solution. Internships are open to both undergraduate and graduate students.

New MIT Sandbox Instagram Page

See news and updates on Sandbox teams and what’s happening in the Sandbox!

21-year-old MIT dropouts raise $32M at $300M valuation led by Insight
07.22.25 | Tech Crunch| Delve