Are you interested in obtaining a prestigious scholarship or fellowship?
MIT is always seeking more MIT applicants for these distinguished awards.
This site is designed to provide enough information so that you
can determine if a scholarship may be appropriate for you. Be
sure to read the full description of each scholarship to learn eligibility
requirements, criteria for selection, application materials, and
timeline.
You should also look at scholarships that you can seek in
the future. By starting early you can build a compelling application.
For most of these scholarships and fellowships, MIT committees select or endorse
one or more student(s) to represent MIT at the national level. If you
are interested in pursuing any of these scholarships, consult the
scholarship’s MIT contact for more information and advice before
submitting your application.
| Name | Type | Field | Year of Application | MIT Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beinecke | Graduate | Arts, Humanities, Social sciences | Junior | January 30 |
| CANES Internship | Undergraduate/Graduate | Nuclear Science and Engineering | December 1 |
|
| Chateaubriand for Science | Doctoral or Post-Doctoral | All scientific disciplines | Ph.D. or Ph.D. graduate | November 17 |
| Chateaubriand for Humanities and Social Sciences | Doctoral | Any discipline in humanities or social sciences | Ph.D. student | November 17 |
| Churchill | Graduate | Engineering, Mathematics, Science | Senior or graduate | September 4 |
| Cooke | Graduate | Any graduate or professional degree | Senior or recent alumnae | February 20 |
| DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) | Graduate or Post-Doctorate | All but medicine | Senior, graduate, alum | October 20 |
| Eloranta | Summer Fellowship | Any | Any undergraduate | April 4 |
| Fulbright-Hays | Doctorate | Foreign languages and area studies | Graduate student | September 11 |
| Fulbright | Graduate | Advanced research, graduate study, or teaching at the university, secondary or elementary level | Senior or graduate | September 11 |
| Gates | Graduate | All subjects offered at the University, but usually those addressing global problems related to health, equity, technology and learning | Senior or graduate | September 4 |
| Goldwater | Undergraduate | Sophomore, junior | November 25 | |
| Humboldt | Undergraduate/Graduate | Any | September | |
| Kawamura | Summer Fellowship | Japanese culture, people and their way of life | Freshman through graduate | January 5 |
| Killam | Undergraduate | Any | Freshman, sophomore, junior | January 10 |
| Luce | Post Undergraduate | Any field other than Asian Studies | November 13 | |
| Marshall | Graduate or second undergraduate | Any | Senior or graduate | September 4 |
| Mitchell | Graduate | Any | Senior, graduate, alum | September 4 |
| Merage | Graduate | Any | Senior | November 20 |
| Pasteur | Post-Doctoral | All scientific disciplines | Ph.D. student or Post-Doctorate | January 19 |
| Public Service Fellowships | Undergraduate or Graduate | Any | Any | varies |
| Rhodes | Graduate | Any | Senior or graduate | September 4 |
| Soros | must hold a bachelors, and be a New American | Any | Senior or graduate | October 6 |
| Truman | Graduate | Government, non-profit sector, or public service | Junior | November 20 |
| Udall | Undergraduate | Environmental study or related fields, Health care or tribal public policy (Native American and Alaskan natives only) | Sophomores and juniors | February 6 |
