Petitions
Find forms for late Add/Drop/Change, general petitions, nonresident status, medical leave, childbirth accommodation, etc.
Get support
GradSupport provides one-on-one support for personal concerns including faculty/student relationships, changing your advisor, and excused absences.
Financial assistance
Emergency funding, Grant for Grad Students with Children, Guaranteed Transitional Support, Long-Term Financial Hardship Funding, and more
Communities & networks
Are you looking for a community to plug into? These pages will get you started with groups that support some of the many affinities at MIT.

News and Events
NSF Presentation – Interested NSF GRFP ApplicantsMerit and Impact: Writing a Compelling NSF GRFP StatementsAnders Serj Hansen named Edgerton Award winnerSee all events, blogs, and news

In the Spotlight
Paid positions to improve your community!Graduate Community Fellows have the opportunity to work on projects and assignments that enhance graduate community in unique ways. Each Fellow reports to a staff member in the OGE or in a partner office, and focuses on a specific project. The commitment is 10 hours per week with a monthly stipend of $850.
View the open positions and apply here!
From the Blog
Digital Dumpster DivingI’m unreasonably proud of furnishing almost my entire apartment with second-hand finds. I learned the joy of sifting through discarded items on the side of the road early on. It was quite often that on the way home from soccer practice my parents would pull the car over to inspect a piece of furniture or […]
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