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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.

Care in the midst of pressure

In the Spotlight

Care in the midst of pressure

Provost Anantha P. Chandrakasan is celebrated as “Committed to Caring” for redefining mentorship through presence and perspective.

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From the Blog

What to expect when you’re expecting… to start graduate school in the fall! 

As a non-engineering student at MIT (yes, we do exist!), I wasn’t sure what to expect when embarking on my Masters of City Planning degree last fall. I’ve always considered myself a bit of a nerd. I don’t like to procrastinate, and I’m quick to follow up with professors after class or in office hours. […]

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