Funding Resources

Teaching and Research Assistantships

The Operations Research Center offers a number of full- and part-time research assistantships to incoming and graduate students on a competitive basis. These assistantships entail working in close contact with a faculty member on theoretical or applied research projects. Research assistantships often lead to thesis-related research. Full-time graduate assistantships carry monthly stipends of approximately $1939 (2006-2007), a full tuition award, and individual health insurance. Continuing graduate students in the ORC who require support hold assistantships throughout their graduate careers.

Teaching assistantships are tendered by academic departments and provide students with the opportunity to aid in lecturing, structuring of assignments, grading papers, and tutoring for specific subjects. These positions are generally offered on the basis of subject matter competence and interest. Support is either full-time or part-time, depending on student enrollment in a particular subject.

Scholarships and Fellowships

MIT receives a limited amount of funds from individuals, corporations, government agencies, and foundations to use for scholarships and fellowship aid. These awards are made on the basis of academic promise and financial need by the Graduate Education Office. Individuals wishing to obtain further information about these awards and other types of financial assistance (i.e., grants and loans) should contact the

External Sources of Funding

The following agencies offer scholarships and fellowships for graduate studies in Operations Research.

• National Science Foundation
• The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship
• National Institute of Justice
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Doctoral Fellowship in Biological Science: (202) 334-2872.
• NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program
• Federal Aviation Administration
• The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (NDSEG)
• Charles S. Draper Laboratory
• AT&T Labs Fellowship
• DOD Education Gateway
• The Jacob K. Javits
• DOD Education Gateway
• The Jacob K. Javits Program , US Department of Education
• Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Program
• Helen T. Carr Fellowship Program
• Semiconductor Research Corporation Graduate Fellowship
• National Research Council's List
• AAUW Women's Fellowships and Grants
• National Consortium For Graduate Degrees For Minorities In Engineering and Science, Inc. (GEM)

Another useful link is the Global list of U.S. Government servers.