Skip to content
MIT DesignX

Apply 1

Deadline 01 Nov 2026 13 days left Accelerator at MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, USA 19 Jan—21 May 2027
sample

Accelerators

MIT-LUMA Lab Creative Intelligence Studio

Arles, France

LUMA Arles and the MIT LUMA Lab, in collaboration with MIT DesignX, are launching the Creative Intelligence Studio, a pilot program harnessing art, design, science, and entrepreneurship to address environmental and social challenges. The Studio supports ideas and ventures with commercial potential, connecting participants with a growing network of founders, mentors, partners and investors across the MIT LUMA ecosystem.

The program offers a fully immersive, five-day experience at LUMA Arles’ creative campus, combining MIT DesignX’s venture design methodology with LUMA Arles’ creative ecosystem and Atelier LUMA’s research-driven approach to designing impactful solutions.

Admission Process

Partners

Atelier LUMA / MIT-LUMA Lab

Location

LUMA Arles
Arles, France

Date

January 11-15, 2027

Open to

Entrepreneurs and innovators
from diverse fields

The program welcomes entrepreneurs, founders and innovators from diverse fields, including art, design, architecture, science, technology and beyond, who are interested in challenging conventional approaches and developing new products, services or ventures.

Projects connected to Atelier LUMA’s areas of research, including circular systems, biomaterial innovation and design-led initiatives, are particularly welcome, but applications from other disciplines and sectors are equally encouraged.

Early-stage concepts, existing ventures and innovation projects within established organisations are eligible, provided they demonstrate clear potential for real-world impact and further development.


“The LUMA Foundation is committed to finding ways to address the current climate emergencies we are facing, focusing on exploring the potentials that can be found in diversity and engagement in every possible form.”

Maja Hoffman

Founder and President, LUMA Foundation

Timeline

  1. Applications Open OCT
  2. Interviews Oct
  3. Acceptances Nov

Applications 2027 will open in late October. A selection committee will review all applications and 6-10 teams to participate.

  1. Creative Intelligence Lab JAN

The program takes place over a week in January at Atelier LUMA, located at LUMA Arles in Arles, France.

  1. Extended Opportunities

Opportunities may exist to extend the collaboration with Atelier LUMA.

FAQs

Accommodation, breakfasts, lunches, and welcome and farewell dinners are provided. Travel and other dinners are not incldued.

You will be working with DesignX instructors and entrepreneurs-in-residence, as well as specialists from Atelier LUMA. You will be joined by up to 10 MIT graduate students from across the Institute.

The application requires a one-minute video outlining the problem you’re solving and a potential solution you’re thinking of. The application form will open on October 26th.

The application requires a one-minute video outlining the problem you’re solving and a potential solution you’re thinking of.

Participating projects will be eligible for a LUMA Prize of up to €30,000 in total, awarded to one or more selected projects to support their further development. Support may take different forms, including investment or project development agreements, subject to mutually agreed terms and conditions. The prize is not an unconditional cash award.

MIT DesignX