This section highlights resources, financial aid planning tools, and scholarship and fellowship databases that are available for the MIT community.
MIT resources
Center for International Studies (CIS) funding opportunities: For funding in the field of international studies, note the CIS databases.
Energy Fellowships: The MIT Energy Initiative administers a sponsored fellowship program for outstanding incoming doctoral students, across all five Schools, who plan to pursue energy-related studies at MIT.
Legatum Fellowships: The Legatum Center administers a competitive fellowship program for incoming and current MIT graduate students, across all academic disciplines, who demonstrate the potential to create sustainable, for-profit enterprises in low-income countries.
Martin Family Society of Fellows for Sustainability: A community of MIT doctoral students pursuing sustainability research in a wide array of fields and topics.
CAPD Office of Distinguished Fellowships: This site provides information for MIT undergraduate and graduate students wishing to compete for prestigious awards, including many for foreign study.
Financial aid planning tools
- How to Win a Graduate Fellowship, from the Chronicle of Higher Education
- Student aid, including the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
- FinAid: The Smart Student’s Guide to Financial Aid
Fellowship databases
- CollegeNet’s Scholarship Database
- College Board Scholarship Search
- Guaranteed Scholarships
- International Financial Aid and College Scholarship Search
- International Scholarships Search
- National Scholarships
- NSF Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences Directorate’s Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (SBE DDRIG)
- Scholarship & Financial Aid Help
- Best Colleges.com for Students of Color Scholarships/Fellowships
- Best Colleges.com for Hispanic and Latino/a Scholarships/Fellowships
- Best Colleges.com for Black and African American Scholarships/Fellowships
Fellowship Application Preparation advice
- Ford Foundation’s list of helpful fellowship preparation resources
- Essay writing resource for International Students
- 10 Tips for Scholarship Essay Writing
- How to Win a Graduate Fellowship (From The Chronicle)
MIT Workshops and Seminars on Fellowships
- School of Engineering Communications Lab (open to all MIT graduate students and postdocs)
- CMS Writing and Communication Center
- BE Communication Lab
- OCW Grant Writing Essentials
- MIT Center for Environmental Health Science Grant Writing Workshop
- OSP Proposal Writing Tips and Links
Fellowship FAQ Pages
MIT Fellowship Resources
- OGE
- MIT Priscilla King Gray (PKG) Public Service Center
- Legatum Center
- MISTI Fellowships
- Lincoln Laboratory Fellowship
- MIT Postdoc Opportunities
- MIT Energy Initiative Fellowships
- MIT Resources Finance Page
- MIT Graduate Student Council
Study Abroad and Travel Grants
- MIT’s Priscilla King Gray (PKG) Public Service Center
- CAPD’s Distinguished Fellowships
- MIT’s Center for International Studies
- Graduate Student Council Conference Grants
- American Philosophical Society Grants and Fellowships – Also, if you happen to be a member of any academic societies, you might want to check if they have any funding opportunities.
- Grants.gov, national grants search engine
Financial Support Resources by Department
Course 1- Civil and Environmental Engineering, & Interdepartmental Program in Transportation
Course 2- Mechanical Engineering
Course 3- Materials Science & Engineering
Course 4- Architecture
Course 5- Chemistry
Course 6- Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Course 7- Biology
Course 8- Physics
Course 9- Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Course 10- Chemical Engineering
Course 11- Urban Studies and Planning
Course 12- Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Course 14- Economics
Course 15- MBA, Mfin, MBusAnalytics, PhD
Course 16- Aeronautics and Astronautics
Course 17- Political Science
Course 18- Mathematics
Course 20- Biological Engineering
Course 21W- Program in Science Writing
Course 22- Nuclear Science & Engineering
Course 24- Linguistics and Philosophy
CMS- Comparative Media Studies
CSB- Computational and Systems Biology
CSE- Computational Science and Engineering
DEDP- Data, Economics, and Development Policy
HST- Health Sciences and Technology
IDSS – Institute for Data Systems & Society
TPP- Technology & Policy Program
LGO- Leaders for Global Operations
Micro – Interdepartmental Microbiology
ORC- Operations Research Center
SDM- Systems Design & Managment
IDM – Integrated Design & Management
STS- Science, Technology, and Society
WHOI- MIT-WHOI Joint Program
