For undergraduate students

Burchard Scholars Program

This prestigious program brings students and faculty members together for a series of monthly dinner seminars.
Applications open fall 2025
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Kelly-Douglas Fund: Travel

The Kelly-Douglas Fund supports undergraduate travel during IAP and summer.
Applications for IAP 2026 travel are due fall 2025 and for summer 2026 are due in spring 2026
Kelly-Douglas Fund: Travel

De Florez Fund for Humor

The de Florez Fund supports approved humorous activities and initiatives that benefit the MIT community with funding.
Apply year round
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Phi Beta Kappa Society

PBK honors the nation’s most outstanding undergraduates in the liberal arts and sciences. MIT’s chapter annually elects approximately 90 students in their senior year.
By nomination only
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Levitan Award for Excellence in Teaching

Recipients of the James A. and Ruth Levitan Teaching Award in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, are among the finest teachers at the Institute. This award is granted by student nomination only.
Applications open fall 2025/spring 2026
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For graduate students

Kelly-Douglas Fund: Research and Teaching

The Kelly-Douglas Fund for Research and Teaching supports graduate students in their teaching and research projects.
Apply in January or July
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De Florez Fund for Humor

The de Florez Fund supports approved humorous activities and initiatives that benefit the MIT community with funding.
Apply year round
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Diversity Pre-Doctoral Fellowships

Humanities and social science graduate students enrolled at an accredited institution other than MIT can apply for these fellowships, which provide a 9-month appointment at MIT while students finish their dissertations.
Applications open in January 2025
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