Grant for Graduate Students with Children (GGSC)
The MIT Grant for Graduate Students with Children (GGSC) is a need-blind grant available to all full-time PhD students; MIT also offers a Supplemental Need-Based GGSC of up to $10,000. Eligibility restrictions apply for both grants; click the button below to learn more. Grant funds may be used for expenses related to child care, health care, and housing.
Graduate Student Food Grant
The Graduate Student Food Grant is intended to support graduate students (including those with spouses and/or children) who are having difficulty financing and accessing healthy food options.
Short-Term Emergency Hardship Fund
The Short-Term Emergency Hardship Fund application is open to any student experiencing a one-time, non-recurring financial emergency, including unexpected and unavoidable expenses, when they have exhausted all other resources.
Other resources at MIT
There are many more MIT resources that may be helpful to you! Here are a few highlights:
SNAP & WIC (Eligibility restrictions apply)
SNAP – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can help you expand your healthy food budget by providing you with an EBT card with funding for food. Check your eligibility here.
WIC- Women, Infants, and Children is a nutrition program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding and children under 5. Check your eligibility here.
