Funding for HASTS doctoral students (as of the entering class AY07) includes five years of guaranteed support. This covers MIT tuition, 9 months of stipend, and 12 months of individual health insurance annually. Funding is provided through a combination of fellowships, teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and the like.
Students entering their sixth year of the program may continue to receive support for an additional year, depending on the availability of funds and their progress toward degree completion. This decision will be made by the Steering Committee in consultation with the advisor of the student and the Director of Graduate Studies.
All students are strongly encouraged to seek competitive outside funding at any point in their program, and will be required to do so for support of a sixth year. The Director of Graduate Studies and the Academic Administrator of the doctoral program will be available to assist students seeking outside sources for support.
Financial inquiries pertaining to funding, i.e. graduate awards and appointments, and hourly payroll, should be directed to the STS Administrative Officer, Paree Pinkney (ppinkney@mit.edu).
Thesis research in absentia and nonresident doctoral thesis research status both require the student to have passed the qualifying examination and to have already written a thesis proposal.
According to MIT policy, nonresident graduate students are responsible for paying nonresident tuition, which is currently 5% of the regular tuition charge for the first three semesters in nonresident status, and 15% for subsequent semesters. MIT policy prohibits the HASTS Program from providing any financial support for students in nonresident status.
Students on thesis research in absentia status can be supported by their department or professor; they will, however, pay full tuition.
Students who are presenting papers at professional conferences or who are engaged in research may request up to $400 from the HASTS program for travel expenses each fiscal year. The Director of Graduate Studies must approve all requests for funds prior to the proposed travel (see "travel funding" on the funding resources page for more information). Students are advised to check with staff before planning HASTS related travel. Students are also encouraged to apply for supplementary funding from the Kelly-Douglas fund.
Graduate Students should contact the Academic Administrator, Karen Gardner, about all travel related expenses and reimbursements.
When applying for NSF and other research funding, the Administrative Officer for the department that will be administering the funds should be contacted well before the deadline to submit the application. See the funding resources page for much more information on applying for fellowships.
Paree Pinkney
Program in Science, Technology and Society
ppinkney@mit.edu
Rosie Hegg
Anthropology
rosieb@mit.edu
Katherine Swan
History
kswan@mit.edu
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