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  • The application deadline for summer fellowships is 9:00am on Monday, March 30th.

If you want to develop your own project, this option is for you. Before applying, you will need to identify a community partner to work with and collaborate with them to produce a detailed project proposal and supervision plan.

We particularly welcome applications in this category for Fellowships with the following themes:

You are not restricted to working on these issues, however, and applicants can propose any project that builds capacity for an underserved community anywhere in the world.

To develop an Independent Fellowship, you will need to identify a community or community organization to work with, and contact them early in your planning process. Before making your application, you must collaborate with your community partner to produce a detailed project proposal and supervision plan. You will need to submit a letter of support from your community partner as part of your application.

Fellowships are usually awarded to individuals or teams of 2-3 people, but we will consider larger groups if you can demonstrate why more people are necessary for the project to be a success. When planning your project, you need to consider how many people will be necessary to carry-out the planned work and talk to the community partner to determine how many people they are willing and able to work with.

If you are interested in creating an project but don’t yet have a firm plan or a confirmed community partner, the Fellowships staff can help you develop your ideas. The earlier you contact us before the application deadline, the better. Contact Alison Hynd at fellowships-staff@mit.edu.