Members of the CSF Board of Trustees aim to promote the mission of the Fund:

MIT's Community Service Fund provides financial assistance to support MIT student, faculty, and staff volunteers in community service projects and encourages activities that will strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation between the Institute and the community.

Guidelines

The CSF funds projects or organizations that:

• Are initiated by MIT students or community members;
• Are located in Cambridge or the greater Boston area;
• Do not use CSF funds for goods for volunteers (e.g. t-shirts);
• Do not use CSF funds for stipends for staff;
• Serve underserved individuals or populations; or
• Have an educational purpose.

You can find examples of actual organizations that have recently received CSF grants on the recent recipients page.

Proposals do not need to be consistent with each of these guidelines in order to receive funding. The board has previously funded projects or organizations that do not match all the above criteria, and may continue to do so. However, the closer your proposal is to the mission of the Fund, the more likely it is to receive funding.