Next New Venture Studio — Faculty Ambassador (closed)

This is listed here because it is the only dated application route MITS has ever put online, and a reader who finds it should know its state. It was never open to founders.

The Next New Venture Studio was launched as an institutional initiative and sells studio setup, bootcamps and related services to other institutions. Separately it invited MITS faculty to serve as Faculty Ambassadors on a renewable one-year term, with institutional recognition, networking, curated masterclasses and fellowships, and a monthly honorarium.

Who can apply

• Full-time faculty at MITS, in any discipline, with experience in research, mentoring, industry engagement, innovation or startup ecosystems

How selection works: Shortlisted faculty were invited for a brief interaction with the Studio leadership team.

How to apply: Closed. Interested faculty were asked to submit a short statement of interest through the studio's online portal by 10 May 2025. The page was re-checked in September 2026 and still displays that same passed deadline, so there is no live intake to apply to. The studio page also renders several unrelated blocks of the MITS site, including a conference page and a bank-account panel, so read it with care.