Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion - Cornell Institute

About Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion - Cornell Institute

Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion - Cornell Institute Inc directs its grantmaking around Cornell Tech’s interdisciplinary model, with an emphasis on technology research, education, and entrepreneurship. The recent record shows a very large, steady tuition-support pattern alongside programmatic funding tied to research collaboration and startup formation. Three of the largest grants on file all went to Cornell University in Ithaca for tuition assistance, including $3,993,504 in 2024 and $3,204,404 in 2025. That tuition line sits alongside institute programs that connect Cornell and Technion faculty and students through research placements, collaboration grants, and exchange support. The foundation’s active programs also show a strong link between academic work and commercialization. The Runway Startup Postdoctoral Program gives recent PhDs salary support, a research budget, housing allowance, workspace, and a Runway Award tied to the formation of an ensuing company. Public-interest and security-oriented fellowships further show that the institute funds specific research environments, not only general institutional support. Its current focus areas include technology research, artificial intelligence, health tech, urban tech, connective media, graduate education, and entrepreneurship.

What Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion - Cornell Institute Funds

Education support appears to be a core part of the institute’s grantmaking. Cornell University in Ithaca received $3,993,504 in 2024 for Tuition Assistance and $3,204,404 in 2025 for Tuition Assistance, showing repeated support for student costs rather than a one-time award. The institute also funds cross-border academic collaboration. Ruch Collaboration Grants support joint research proposals between Cornell faculty and Technion faculty, including work intended for agencies such as NSF and the US-Israel Binational Foundation. Ruch Faculty Exchange Grants pay for travel related to joint research projects and workshops spanning both campuses. On the research-and-career side, the Runway Startup Postdoctoral Program supports recent PhDs with salary, a research budget, housing allowance, workspace, and a Runway Award connected to startup formation. Public-interest technology is another stated area through PiTech Studio, PiTech PhD Impact Fellowships, and a Visiting Practitioners Program.

How Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion - Cornell Institute Gives