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Petitions

Find forms for late Add/Drop/Change, general petitions, nonresident status, medical leave, childbirth accommodation, etc.

Get support

GradSupport provides one-on-one support for personal concerns including faculty/student relationships, changing your advisor, and excused absences.

Financial assistance

Emergency funding, Grant for Grad Students with Children, Guaranteed Transitional Support, Long-Term Financial Hardship Funding, and more

Communities & networks

Are you looking for a community to plug into? These pages will get you started with groups that support some of the many affinities at MIT.

News and Events

News and Events

Tapia Conference

September 10-12, 2025

The National GEM Consortium

September 11-13, 2025

Helping cities evolve

July 17, 2025

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Nominations for Committed to Caring faculty now open

In the Spotlight

Nominations for Committed to Caring faculty now open

Do you know a faculty member who goes above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of graduate students? Nominate your professor or faculty for the 2025-27 round by July 6, 2025.

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From the Blog

Centering Myself by Looking Up

Having just started a graduate program in a new city, one of the questions I’ve been asked most over the last few months is “Where are you from?” I usually take a quick beat, chuckle, exhale, and then say “Well … it’s complicated, but I was born in and grew up in New York, and […]

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