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 fellowship descriptions:

  • US citizens are eligible
  • Internationals are eligible
  • Permanent residents are eligible

MIT OGE Scholarship Awards: Deadline 2022

Each department may nominate one student per award. Renewals will not be considered; awards are only for the year in which they are given.

MIT HO-CHING AND HAN-CHING FUND AWARD

Number of Awards: Two
Field: Unrestricted
Amount: $2,500 Scholarship
Tenure: One-time award, not renewable.
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.
Nomination requirements:
  • Departmental letter of nomination
  • Resumé
  • A transcript (for currently enrolled students, unofficial transcript or grade report is fine)

MIT ROBERT B. GUENASSIA AWARD

Number of Awards: Two
Field: Unrestricted
Amount: $1,500 scholarship
Tenure: One-time award, not renewable
Eligibility: For a graduate student from either the Ecole Centrale or the Lycée Louis le Grand.
Nomination requirements:
  • Departmental letter of nomination
  • Resumé
  • A transcript (for currently enrolled students, unofficial transcript or grade report is fine)

MIT NEEKEYFAR FUND AWARD

Number of Awards: Two
Field: Unrestricted
Amount: $2,500 scholarship
Tenure: One-time award, not renewable
Eligibility: For a graduate student from Iran or, if there are none, to a graduate student of Iranian descent.
Nomination requirements:
  • Departmental letter of nomination
  • Student statement of Iranian background
  • Resumé
  • A transcript (for currently enrolled students, unofficial transcript or grade report is fine)

MIT ELIE SHAIO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Number of Awards: Four
Field: Schools of Engineering or Science, or the Department of Economics
Amount: $3,000 scholarship
Tenure: The one-time award, not renewable
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.
Nomination requirements:
  • Departmental Letter of nomination
  • Resumé
  • A transcript (for currently enrolled students, unofficial transcript or grade report is fine)