{"id":186,"date":"2021-02-21T16:51:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T21:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mdp\/?page_id=186"},"modified":"2025-05-06T14:32:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T18:32:25","slug":"bridge-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mdp\/apply\/bridge-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"MDP Bridge Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Thank you for your interest in the MDP Bridge projects. \u00a0General information about this program can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/1gqwju1tgqhtvheokg30l\/MDP-Call-for-Bridge-Project-Proposals-2024-final.pdf?rlkey=szxwt7tnbewo4tjpyjuglha1l&amp;dl=0\">here<\/a>.<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Budget template can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/x8cmvkdui4yv1oiw9vpvq\/MDP-Bridge-Project-Proposals-Budget-Template.xlsx?rlkey=x53ld42zp3iwfdr7kfb7jrkjr&amp;dl=0\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To apply for an MDP Accelerator project, the following documents need to be submitted <strong>by June 15, 2025<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?o():!gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",o):document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",o)},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook(\"action\",o,n,r,t)},addFilter:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook(\"filter\",o,n,r,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook(\"action\",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook(\"filter\",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,n){gform.removeHook(\"action\",o,n)},removeFilter:function(o,n,r){gform.removeHook(\"filter\",o,n,r)},addHook:function(o,n,r,t,i){null==gform.hooks[o][n]&&(gform.hooks[o][n]=[]);var e=gform.hooks[o][n];null==i&&(i=n+\"_\"+e.length),gform.hooks[o][n].push({tag:i,callable:r,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(n,o,r){var t;if(r=Array.prototype.slice.call(r,1),null!=gform.hooks[n][o]&&((o=gform.hooks[n][o]).sort(function(o,n){return o.priority-n.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){\"function\"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window[t]),\"action\"==n?t.apply(null,r):r[0]=t.apply(null,r)})),\"filter\"==n)return r[0]},removeHook:function(o,n,t,i){var r;null!=gform.hooks[o][n]&&(r=(r=gform.hooks[o][n]).filter(function(o,n,r){return!!(null!=i&&i!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks[o][n]=r)}});<\/script>\n                <div class='gf_browser_gecko gform_wrapper gform_legacy_markup_wrapper gform-theme--no-framework' data-form-theme='legacy' data-form-index='0' id='gform_wrapper_16' ><form method='post' enctype='multipart\/form-data'  id='gform_16'  action='\/mdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/186' data-formid='16' >\n                        <div class='gform-body gform_body'><ul id='gform_fields_16' class='gform_fields top_label form_sublabel_below description_below'><li id=\"field_16_6\"  class=\"gfield gfield--type-name gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  data-js-reload=\"field_16_6\"><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label gfield_label_before_complex'  >1. 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Project Description<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_fileupload'><input type='hidden' name='MAX_FILE_SIZE' value='104857600' \/><input name='input_1' id='input_16_1' type='file' class='medium' aria-describedby=\"gfield_upload_rules_16_1 gfield_description_16_1\" onchange='javascript:gformValidateFileSize( this, 104857600 );'  \/><span class='gfield_description gform_fileupload_rules' id='gfield_upload_rules_16_1'>Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 100 MB.<\/span><div class='gfield_description validation_message gfield_validation_message validation_message--hidden-on-empty' id='live_validation_message_16_1'><\/div><\/div><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_16_1'>Provide a clear description of the work and how it synergizes with the research themes of the MDP. 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