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.
News and Events
Tapia ConferenceThe National GEM ConsortiumStudent spotlight: Aria Eppinger ’24See all events, blogs, and news
In the Spotlight
Committed to Caring: Kristala PratherImpacting her mentees in a student-forward way, Kristala Prather “has provided extensive and valuable mentorship beyond her formal advising duties in the department, for which… she deserves the highest praise and recognition.”
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From the Blog
Grad school is like high school for adults (in the best way)Since I started my PhD in 2023, I’ve felt like I’m in high school again—I’ve ditched my hyper-focused mentality from college and allowed myself to let loose like a teenager.
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