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 Travel Grants
- OGE Other Resources page – links to non-MIT administered opportunities and scholarship/fellowship/grant databases
- 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- http://cee.mit.edu/research-assistantships
Course 2- http://meche.mit.edu/prospective/financialsupport/
Course 3- http://dmse.mit.edu/academics/graduate/funding/fellowships
Course 4- http://architecture.mit.edu/handbook/graduate-students
Course 5- none listed
Course 6- https://www.eecs.mit.edu/academics-admissions/graduate-program/financial-support
Course 7- https://biology.mit.edu/postdoctoral/funding/
Course 8- http://web.mit.edu/physics/prospective/graduate/funding.html
Course 9- none listed
Course 10- https://cheme.mit.edu/academics/graduate-students/financial-support/
Course 11- https://duspcareers.mit.edu/students/find-position/fellowships
Course 12- http://eapsweb.mit.edu/academics/graduate/funding
Course 14- http://economics.mit.edu/graduate/theprogram/fellowships
Course 16- http://aeroastro.mit.edu/admissions/graduate-admissions/funding
Course 17- http://web.mit.edu/polisci/graduate/opportunities/index.html
Course 18- http://math.mit.edu/academics/grad/financial/fellowships.php
Course 20- http://be.mit.edu/sites/default/files/documents/BE_Handbook_13-14.pdf
Course 21W- none listed
Course 22- none listed
Course 24- Philosophy http://web.mit.edu/philosophy/fellowships.html
CDO- https://cse.mit.edu/admissions/sm/financial/
CMS- none listed
CSB- none listed
ESD- none listed
LGO- http://lgo.mit.edu/engineering-mba-fellowship/
SCM- http://scm.mit.edu/admissions/financial_aid
SDM- none listed
TPP- none listed
HST- http://hst.mit.edu/academics/financial-support
MAS- none listed
Microbiology- http://web.mit.edu/microbiology/grad.html#fellow
ORC- http://web.mit.edu/orc/www/academics/funding.html
