The MIT Global Seed Funds (GSF) are designed to do more than launch research projects — they build international collaborations that make ambitious science possible. By supporting early-stage collaborations with researchers around the world, the program helps faculty test new ideas, exchange expertise, and lay the groundwork for discoveries that often grow far beyond the initial award. Matt Shoulders, professor of chemistry and department head, has experienced that impact firsthand. Since his first GSF grant in 2013, the collaborations these grants enabled have led to major research programs in protein engineering, photosynthesis, collagen…
