Funding
Source: https://biology.mit.edu/graduate/prospective-students/funding/ Parent: https://biology.mit.edu/
All graduate students receive:
- Full-tuition coverage
- Stipend to cover living expenses
- Individual Health Insurance – MIT Student Extended Insurance Plan.
Graduate fellowships and scholarships
We encourage applicants and current students to apply for independent funding from outside organizations.
Fellowships for U.S. citizens and permanent residents
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Dissertation Fellowships – Open to women scholars
- Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship – Open to first year graduate students (may apply before or during your first year)
- Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship – Open to first and second year graduate students (may apply before or during your first year)
- Ford Foundation Fellowship Program
- Hertz Foundation Fellowships
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship – Open to first and second year graduate students
- The National GEM Consortium Fellowship – Open to minority graduate students
- Graduate Fellowships for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Diversity (GFSD)
- National Science Foundation – Numerous funding opportunities including the Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Office of Naval Research
- P.D. Soros Fellowship for New Americans– Applicant’s birth parents must have both been born outside of the US as non-US citizens, and both parents must not have been eligible for US citizenship at the time of their births.
- US Environmental Protection Agency Fellowships
Fellowships for international students
- American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowships – Open to women scholars
- Kennedy Memorial Trust Scholarships – Citizens from Great Britain are eligible to apply
- MIT Office of Graduate Education – List of financial resources specifically for international students
- Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future – Open to women from developing countries or emerging economies
Fellowships for U.S. citizens and international students
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- The Gilliam Fellowships – Application by invitation only
- Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust
- Link Foundation Energy Fellowships
- MIT Office of Graduate Education Fellowships – See specific grant for eligibility
- National Institute of Health – See specific grant for eligibility
- Petersons.com – Web search for scholarship opportunities
- USA Today – Web search for scholarship opportunities; note that some databases may require registration