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Find forms for late Add/Drop/Change, general petitions, nonresident status, medical leave, childbirth accommodation, etc.

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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

Application fee waivers

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Paid positions open to support the grad student experience!

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Paid positions open to support the grad student experience!

Want to be a part of building graduate community at MIT? Apply to be a Graduate Community Fellow (GCF)! GCFs are a cadre of graduate students who 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 organization, and focuses on a specific project.

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My brat summer turned out to be very demure, very mindful

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