Applications are always open
We review on a termly basis for fall, winter, and spring.
Please let us know if you have any questions at partners@dali.dartmouth.edu
We are currently reviewing projects for Fall 2024.
We excel at bringing pitch-level ideas to life
Discover | Define | Design & Develop | Deliver
We demo and test every project
See for yourself at Technigala, our end of term event
This is a great time to come and view our projects and to talk with students and partners about their ideas, solutions, and process.
We work on a wide range of projects
Four criteria for a great project proposal:
• Potential for impact
• Educational for our students
• Compatibility with our skill sets
• Technically feasible
Other ways to be involved:
Compete in The Pitch
The Pitch event is an opportunity for members of the Dartmouth Community to pitch a project idea and ask for support through design, development, and/or funding. Winning DALI projects jump the application process and start the subsequent term.
Give a workshop or talk
We are always eager to bring new ideas into DALI. If you have a skill, passion, or relevant experience, we'd love to talk with you about sharing with our students!
SUPPORT a project
When we partner with a student, researcher, or nonprofit, the project is often unfunded. If you are interested in supporting a team or student, we would love to hear from you.
Explore our space in 3D!
Funding:
We charge between $8K and $16K per project per term based on project scope and available support funding. This helps offset some of our costs, such as paying all our students!
We have a limited number of grants available that you may be eligible for to help support your project design and development work. Please submit your project proposal so we can review and discuss the options available to you.
Magnuson DALI Design and Build Grant: to support undergraduates, graduates, staff, researchers, and faculty members with their project.
Magnuson DALI Social Entrepreneurship Grant: for daring individuals and teams dedicated to leveraging entrepreneurship to create a positive impact on society, workers, the community, and the environment.
Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH) Grant: As part of the Center’s aim to support the development and evaluation of cutting-edge applications of technology to the treatment of substance-use disorders and related issues, CTBH offers limited funding to affiliated researchers and their trainees to support novel pilot projects that offer considerable promise to have a large impact on the field.
More details and fine print:
When applying, your idea remains secure. We do not discuss proposed projects in any public setting and restrict access to project applications to our staff. We typically don’t sign NDAs in early discussions as what makes a project succeed is the particular passion of the founders. Ideas by themselves without implementation, unless they are specifically protectable by patents, do not have value without the specific motivations of the founding team.
We will grant to you the IP that is created for you by DALI students. You will have rights to any code/designs created. We work with the Technology Transfer Office to make sure all the IP assignments are in place. As an academic institution we do retain rights for certain educational purposes. The students who worked on the project want to be able to show some part of their work as part of their portfolios and/or publish case studies.