77 Massachusetts Avenue
Building E51-163
Cambridge MA, 02139
617-253-9759
hasts@mit.edu
Website:
History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society
Application Opens:
September 15
Deadline:
December 1 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Fee:
$90.00
Applicants to History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS) are required to submit a writing sample by uploading a PDF in the online application. There are no specific parameters in terms of content, but the length should not exceed that of a chapter or article.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Duolingo English Test (DET)
Cambridge English Qualification (C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency exams)
Waiver of TOEFL/IELTS may be available.
Transcripts should be scanned and uploaded in the online application. When necessary, please have records translated into English. Applicants who are advanced to the next stage of our admissions process will be required to provide an official, sealed transcript from each school attended.
HASTS doctoral students are normally guaranteed to have six academic years of financial support provided that the student maintains reasonable academic progress. For the first five years, this covers MIT tuition, twelve months of stipend, and twelve months of individual student health insurance annually. A nine-month fellowship for dissertation completion, including tuition and insurance, if needed and if academic standing has been maintained, is available for a sixth year. Funding is provided through a combination of fellowships (including those that students earn on their own), teaching assistantships, and research assistantships.
All students are also welcome to seek competitive outside funding at any point in their program, and typically have a good success rate with applications for external grants and fellowships. More information is provided at the time of admission.
