Innovation Accelerator: Grants to Advance the HMC Strategic Plan and Comprehensive Campaign
Realizing Our Vision
Throughout its history, Harvey Mudd College has developed and delivered innovative approaches to address pressing societal challenges as part of our renowned educational program and scholarly work. To realize our shared vision of delivering “STEM for a Better World,” we recognize the need to seamlessly integrate exceptional curriculum development, teaching, research and hands-on learning with premier residential and co-curricular programming. We must engage the HMC community in creating bold, forward-thinking initiatives that drive excellence under our strategic plan, while also fostering philanthropic partnerships to propel us into the future. The Innovation Accelerator is the engine that powers this effort.
Save the Date – Innovation Showcase
April 4
On Friday, April 4, Harvey Mudd will hold its first Innovation Showcase. Six proposals have advanced to the second stage to raise additional funding. These teams, consisting of faculty and staff collaborators, will present their proposals to the community and external stakeholders, and up to four projects will be chosen to continue. Join us for our Innovation Showcase and learn about the Innovation Accelerator proposals, imagine Harvey Mudd’s campus of the future, and celebrate some of our most innovative efforts in curricular development and pedagogy.
The Six Proposals
These six proposals have been selected to advance to the seed-fund stage of the process and will be shared with the community in pitches during the Innovation Showcase April 4.
In 2025–2026 the selected teams will begin the work described in their proposal, with progress reports to be submitted to the Cabinet at the end of each semester (details forthcoming). We also expect to repeat this request for proposals process next year, and ultimately aspire to realize the Innovation Accelerator as a long-term center of excellence to cultivate forward thinking possibilities for Harvey Mudd.
