MIT has a number of internal fellowship programs that are open to current and prospective postdoctoral scholars. Unlike most external postdoctoral fellowships, these MIT programs appoint scholars as postdoctoral associates, with full employee benefits.
Learn more about programmatic focus, eligibility, and the application process for each program:
- Schwarzman College of Computing
- School of Engineering
- School of Science
- Alana Down Syndrome Center (ADSC) Fellowship
- Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- EAPS Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- Juan Carlos Torres Fellowship in Astrophysics
- MIT-Kalaniyot Postdoctoral Fellows
- MIT Kavli Postdoctoral Fellowship in Astrophysics
- McGovern Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics
- Picower Institute Fellowships
- Picower Clinical Fellowship
- Yang Tan Collective Fellowships
- MIT Strategic Initiatives
- BISWAS Postdoctoral Fellowships – MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative (HEALS)
- QMIT Quantum Postdoctoral Fellowships – MIT Quantum Initiative (QMIT)
If you know of an MIT internal fellowship program not listed here, contact Postdoctoral Services (postdocservices@mit.edu).