News and Announcements

Principal investigators who apply for Department of Energy funding, and related administrators, may benefit from new resources on developing PIER plans for DOE proposals. An information session is planned in late February 2024.

Updating contacts and resources, as administration of the visiting students program moves from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) to the Office of the Vice Chancellor (OVC).

Dr. Eric Evans has decided to step down as director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory on July 1, 2024. On that date, Eric will have served in this role for 18 years.

Anne White, vice provost and associate vice president for research, provides an update on the ongoing transformation of our research and sponsored activity enterprise, in the Faculty Newsletter.

Atmospheric chemist praised for his inclusive and supportive advising of postdocs.

The Institute-wide minimum salary/stipend for MIT postdocs in 2024 will be $66,950, reflecting a 3 percent increase. Going forward, the minimum salary/stipend for postdocs will be reviewed each fall, taking into account current NRSA levels 4-5 and cost of living indices, and an adjustment will take effect annually on January 1.

MIT’s Office of Research Computing and Data (ORCD) and McGovern Institute for Brain Research announce a strategic collaboration to support and enhance the research computing experience for MIT brain science research communities.

In March 2023, the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) posted a Request for Information, seeking public comment on the draft research security program standards published in February in furtherance of National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33).

The MIT Export Control team is now reviewing all purchase requisitions submitted in Buy-to-Pay (B2P), including from domestic suppliers.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued Interim Conflict of Interest Policy Requirements, which will affect DOE Awards issued to proposals submitted on or after 12/20/2021. The interim policy is designed to mirror the PHS (NIH) COI regulations.

In response to the Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States government has announced sanctions on a number of Russian individuals and entities. This page is intended to help MIT’s principal investigators understand the restrictions on collaborations with peers at sanctioned institutions, as well as the potential risks involved in starting or continuing informal collaborations with peers at Russian institutions that have not been sanctioned.

NIH and the biomedical research enterprise have a long history of International collaborations with rules of engagement that allow science to advance while also protecting intellectual capital and proprietary information of the participating countries. These rules of engagement also are designed to limit bias in the design, conduct, and reporting of NIH-supported research.