Technology to Market

The Clean Energy Internship program facilitates the placement of college students and recent graduates into paid internships with verified clean energy companies across Massachusetts by providing stipends for interns during fall, spring and summer sessions.

The Innovation Ecosystem Program (IEP) provides funding to Massachusetts ESOs for specific activities with the goal of growing the climatetech innovation ecosystem and commercializing early-stage climatetech startups. Awards range from $120,000 to $175,000 per year, depending on the applicant. Grants fund a variety of ESO activities. Grant payments are typically tied to ESO deliverables and to startup scholarships and support.

The Catalyst program is funded by MassCEC and administered by MassVentures and MassCEC. It provides grants of up to $75,000 to Massachusetts-based researchers and early-stage companies looking to demonstrate initial prototypes of their climate technologies. The Catalyst and DICES programs provide connections and funding to create a prototype of a novel technology. In parallel with Catalyst, MassCEC will award up to three additional DICES grants of up to $75,000 each for projects led by applicants who are underrepresented in the climatetech industry or faced economic barriers entering the environmental or entrepreneurial landscape.

AmplifyMass supports academic researchers and companies who need cost-share or adders for federal/non federal prime awards. AmplifyMass provides up to $300,000 for academic or company projects pursuing cost-share or adders for federal or non-federal prime awards (such as awards from ARPA-E, NSF, DOE, and USABC), or up to $100,000 for academic projects that are not tied directly to a prime grant. The program supports projects that aim to commercialize or substantially de-risk an innovation that falls within MassCEC’s mission.

The Massachusetts Climatetech Studio, a partnership between the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and FedTech, helps entrepreneurs launch new climate technology ventures to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. The Climatetech Studio matches teams of entrepreneurs with cutting-edge technologies from federal and university labs during an intensive 16-week program cohort. Applications are accepted from aspiring entrepreneurs nationally, and Massachusetts residents are especially encouraged to apply. Each participant receives a $15,000 stipend and has the chance to win further prize money and grant funding.  By the end of the program, teams have the tools to develop new products, secure funding, and build the next generation of Climatetech businesses.

The 2030 fund makes equity investments that average about $500k in early-stage financings. MassCEC also offers venture debt, ranging from $100k to $1.5M. 

The InnovateMass program provides up to $350,000 in grant funding and technical support to applicant teams looking to complete initial demonstrations of their innovative deploying new clean energy and climate technologies with a strong potential for commercialization. Successful applicants will propose projects that address important energy challenges, help to grow the state’s clean energy economy, and contribute to Massachusetts’ continued clean energy leadership.