Graduate Professional Development Opportunities | MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities for Graduate Students

MIT Mechanical Engineering Graduate Travel Grants

MIT Mechanical Engineering (ME) Department is pleased to again offer five Graduate Travel Grants of $1500 to support the travel of ME graduate students to present his/her graduate research at a conference or participate in an academic workshop. The Travel Grants, which will be awarded competitively as an academic honor twice yearly, aim to facilitate student professional development by promoting participation in the student’s broader research community or exposure to specialty topics. ME graduate students are encouraged to apply for a Graduate Travel Grant in one of the following areas:

Sontheimer Travel Award in Mechanical Engineering
Keck Travel Award in Thermal Sciences
Den Hartog Travel Award in Mechanics
SNAME Travel Award in Ocean Engineering
DeFlorez Travel Award in Design and Manufacturing

One Graduate Travel Grant will be awarded in each category in the Spring semester.

The Spring Deadline for student submission is Friday, April 6th, 2018.

Please request permission from your recommender before you submit application.

To apply, please upload a CV and accepted meeting abstract (first authored by the Graduate Travel Grant applicant) to https://meche-apps.mit.edu/gradTravel/. Questions can be directed to A lexandra Cabral.

Completing this form will generate a request for a recommendation letter sent to a faculty member of your designation (please get permission from faculty member before submitting form which sends request ). Faculty will be advised that reference letters will be due by April 6^th, 2018.

You will be able to see the status of your application by revisiting the link at a later time (to make sure we have received your recommendation letter).