Submit Your Capstone Proposal

Please use this form to submit your initial proposal to host an Analytics Capstone project. We are currently accepting submissions for projects launching in January 2026 The projects run from February to August, in line with our academic year.

The Priority Submission Deadline is October 1, 2025

You can submit additional proposal materials (optional) in .pdf form to BusinessAnalytics@mit.edu.

Company Name

Please indicate the name of your company/organization as well the division/team name if applicable. Please also indicate the geographic location(s) of the project.

Name of Sponsor/Mentor

First Name

Last Name

We are a Current/Past Capstone Sponsor

Project Description

Please state what the proposed project is expected to accomplish in terms of the business analytics context. Detail the particular issue or problem to be addressed, including the areas of business strategy or operations, challenges encountered in previous efforts to resolve (if any).

Data Requirements and Access

Please explain what datasets will be available to the students and how they will be able to access the data. Companies typically work with their IT department to figure out the best way to share information with the students. Some companies provide a company laptop to the students, others let students use their personal laptops. Some companies also provide access to a secure cloud server. *Please note that any PII/PHI must be de-identified for project use. For non-US based companies, we caution you to be extremely careful about sharing Legally Regulated Data*

Technical Skills

Please include any technical expectations of the students (i.e. any specific programming languages or software tools such as SQL, Python, Tableau, etc.)

Contract Options

Please indicate which contract option you are interested in

Single-Year Contract

Multi-Year Contract

Undecided

I understand that sponsoring a Capstone project requires a financial commitment, staff mentor, and an NDA and Statement of Work (SOW).

Yes, I understand and accept

I understand that any data provided by my company will be protected by an NDA, but must also be de-identified or anonymized prior to student access.

Yes, I understand and accept

Submit Your Capstone Proposal

MIT Sloan School of ManagementMaster of Business Analytics Program

MIT Sloan School of Management
Master of Business Analytics Program