Applying for the MIT/CIMIT Medical Engineering Fellowship

How to Apply:

Every year the School of Engineering and the Center for Integration of Medicine & Innovative Technology (CIMIT) co-sponsor a multi-year graduate student fellowship at MIT. This award supports the work of engineering graduate students who wish to focus their Ph.D. studies on healthcare research.

Application instructions

• Candidate requirements

  • Graduate student must be in a Ph.D. program
  • Academic excellence, willingness to collaborate, strong desire to solve complex medical engineering problems
  • Nominated by an MIT faculty member through the student’s department

• Nomination requirements

  • Must be submitted by a department head (maximum of two candidates from a department)
  • A letter of recommendation from an MIT faculty member who is familiar with the student’s talents and interests
  • A one-page, student-written description of his or her research interests
  • The student's CV

• Deadline

  • All nomination materials must be submitted to the Office of the Dean of Engineering by September 18, 2009.

The Dean of Engineering submits a short list of candidates to the MIT-CIMIT Medical Engineering Fellowship Award selection committee; finalists may be interviewed by the selection committee. Fellowship awards are presented annually in October.