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Mens et manus is more than MIT's motto. The Institute abounds with opportunities to explore with both your mind and hands.
- Service Learning: This teaching method integrates community service projects into the curriculum of a class. Check out the service learning opportunities sponsored by the Edgerton Center in partnership with the Public Service Center (PSC).
- The Edgerton Center: If you wish to do independent hands-on projects or learn new skills, the Center can provide a machine shop, a darkroom, materials, advice, and instruction in basic electronics or robotics. The Center also offers seminars with a hands-on focus, including digital image processing, woodworking, robotics, and introductory electronics. During the Independent Activities Period (IAP) in January, staff members teach skills that students can use in their Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) research projects. Subjects for the training sessions include practical electronics, scientific photography, and metal fabrication. Check out the Edgerton Center web site for more information on its programs and resources.
- Peter J. Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships: Every year, summer research fellowships are awarded to a number of undergraduates. These $6000 fellowships are intended to encourage and support challenging and original intellectual discovery or research. Areas of research or study may be in any field – science, engineering, humanities, arts and social sciences. A proposal and faculty recommendation is required. See the Eloranta website for complete information.
- Lemelson-MIT Program: Do you consider yourself an inventor? Are you an innovative problem solver? Develop these skills as an undergraduate and when a senior you may quality for a Lemelson award. The Lemelson-MIT Program celebrates students who demonstrate remarkable inventiveness and who can transform their ideas into accomplishments. All MIT seniors and graduate students are eligible to apply regardless of their field of study. Learn on the Lemelson-MIT website.
- MIT 100K Entrepreneurship Competition: This student-managed competition provides an opportunity for you to collaborate with others and exercise your talent and creativity and provides valuable resources crucial to successful entrepreneurship to [participating teams. learn more by visiting the MIT 100K website.
- Student Competitive Teams: The Edgerton Center supports a wide range of student activities that build hands-on projects. The Center sponsors the Solar-Electric Vehicle Team, which builds and races solar-powered cars in the US, Japan, Australia, and elsewhere. It's also the home of the REC-MIT's Robotics and Electronics Cooperative, Project ORCA, and competitive teams such as Battlebots Robots, Rocket Team, Mars Gravity, and the Model Railroad Group. See the Student Groups section of the Edgerton Center web site for more information. Additional listings of student teams can be found under the Community Groups section of the MIT homepage.
Read more about hands-on research and internship possibilities in Research and Careers & Jobs.
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