Generous donors have provided MIT with permanent funds in support of stipend awards for students who fall into unique categories. The Office of Graduate Education administers these awards through an annual competition. All nominations must be submitted by the departmental graduate office on behalf of the student. Students who qualify for one of the awards should contact their graduate administrator in order to be considered for nomination.
The following symbols are used in the award descriptions:
U.S. citizens are eligible
Permanent residents are eligible
Internationals are eligible
OGE awards: Deadline December 16, 2022
Fellowship list last updated November 12, 2021
Louis B. Seigle Award 2023-2024
| Number of Awards: | Not offered FY24 |
| Field: | Unrestricted |
| Amount: | Standard tuition, student health insurance, and standard stipend |
| Tenure: | Nine months, not renewable |
Eligibility:
For a graduate student pursuing entrepreneurial activities, or one who has proposed such activities; must be a Texas citizen. First priority given to citizens of the Houston, Texas area with a second priority available to other Texans.
Raj V. Tahil (1981) Fellowship Fund
| Number of Awards: | One |
| Field: | Unrestricted |
| Amount: | $1,500 scholarship |
| Tenure: | One-time award, not renewable |
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Eligibility:
Preference in awarding the fellowships shall be given to graduate students performing research on improving the environment through scientific, engineering or public policy solutions.
Elie Shaio Memorial Award
| Number of Awards: | Four |
| Field: | Schools of Engineering or Science, or the Department of Economics |
| Amount: | $3,000 scholarship |
| Tenure: | One-time award, not renewable |
| Nomination requirements: |
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Eligibility:
First preference to graduates of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel; second preference to any Israeli citizen who has completed a degree at any university in Israel; and third preference to any graduate student in any department who is recommended by the Board of Directors of the B’Nai B’rith Hillel Foundation.
NEEKEYFAR Fund Award
| Number of Awards: | Two |
| Field: | Unrestricted |
| Amount: | $2,500 scholarship |
| Tenure: | One-time award, not renewable |
| Nomination requirements: |
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Eligibility:
For a graduate student from Iran or, if there are none, to a graduate student of Iranian descent.
Robert B. Guenassia Award
| Number of Awards: | Two |
| Field: | Unrestricted |
| Amount: | $1,500 scholarship |
| Tenure: | One-time award, not renewable |
| Nomination requirements: |
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Eligibility
For a graduate student from either the Ecole Centrale or the Lycée Louis le Grand.
Ho-Ching and Han-Ching Fund Award
| Number of Awards: | Two |
| Field: | Unrestricted |
| Amount: | $2,500 Scholarship |
| Tenure: | One-time award, not renewable. |
| Nomination requirements: |
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Eligibility:
For an enrolled or incoming graduate student from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai, China). A second preference will be given to graduates from other Chinese engineering universities if no students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University are currently enrolled or have been offered admission.
