Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures: The Ignite Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- All ventures with at least one current Johns Hopkins University student founder
Other requirements
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://ventures.jhu.edu/programs-services/fastforward-u/funding-opportunities/ignite/)._
- Ventures who have won Ignite Fund awards previously may apply again, but not in the same academic year
Overview
Mission & Vision
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures (JHTV) aims to maximize the impact of Johns Hopkins University’s research excellence by facilitating the translation and commercialization of discoveries into accessible technologies, products and services that benefit society.
The Ignite Fund
The Ignite Fund offers Hopkins student entrepreneurs access to funding throughout the academic year. The fund’s purpose is to support discrete tasks that will help move a venture forward. In focusing funding this way, we hope to provide student ventures access to capital at key moments.
Applications must identify a single task to be funded. Awards gifted under this fund typically range from $100 to $1,000. Applicant(s) must clearly demonstrate how the task to be achieved by the funding will impact their venture’s next steps.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
- All ventures with at least one current Johns Hopkins University student founder.
- Ventures who have won Ignite Fund awards previously may apply again, but not in the same academic year.
What Johns Hopkins University actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 813
- Total given
- $594.15M
- Median grant
- $100K
- Range
- $5,500–$94.99M
- By dollars: California 28%, Maryland 12%, Pennsylvania 6%. Top recipient cities: Baltimore, MD; Washington, DC; Boston, MA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Lockheed Martin Corporation · Lancaster, CA
Sub-award
$94.99M
Rockwell Collins Inc · Cedar Rapids, IA
Sub-award
$27.46M
Southwest Research Institute · Dallas, TX
Sub-award
$16.95M
Hamilton Sundstrand Space SYS Int (Utas) · Pittsburgh, PA
Sub-award
$15.22M
Anduril Industries Inc · Irvine, CA
Sub-award
$13.97M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Startups
- Small grants
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