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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.

Committed to Caring: Kristala Prather

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Committed to Caring: Kristala Prather

Impacting her mentees in a student-forward way, Kristala Prather “has provided extensive and valuable mentorship beyond her formal advising duties in the department, for which… she deserves the highest praise and recognition.”

Learn more about Prof. Prather

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The Dome of Dreams

The majestic MIT Dome is a sight to behold! It is a universal dream – whether you go to MIT or not, to get ‘that’ photo at Killian with the Dome adorning the backdrop. Some grandiose few have performed flash mob proposals in front of the Dome, but for the simple rest when this backdrop […]

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