TL;DR:
Can your art or research benefit from being manufactured at scale?
===> Apply to the research residency <===
– Dates: 4 weeks in Jan 2026
– Location: mostly Shenzhen and HongKong (for now)
– Funding: hotel and flights are covered for selected MIT students (self funded applicants are also welcome, example)
– Deadlines: Nov 2 (first come first served) + Nov 9 (2nd round + a 3rd round might happen).
=> See details here for more context, and previous years report summaries.
Faster option:
For those who can’t come for 4 weeks, the residency starts with a SIGCHI symposium that condenses its essence in 1 week (Jan 4-11):
It’s not sponsored, but it’s free for students (voluntary donation for others).
If you submit a demo/poster, you can apply for MIT conference travel grants (deadline Nov 15)!