The Department of Urban Studies and Planning offers financial assistance to approximately 60 percent of Master's students and 50 percent of doctoral students. Except in certain instances, this assistance does not cover the full cost of tuition and living expenses at MIT. To facilitate a student's search for financial aid, DUSP maintains an updated list of external fellowship opportunities, both domestic and international. Please see scholarship link to left.
Master in City Planning (MCP)
DUSP provides support to MCP students through tuition grants and jobs. About one third of incoming students receive full-tuition awards for one or two years; some receive an additional stipend for completion of a research assistant assignment. Roughly 20% are offered half-tuition grants for two years. All students are eligible to apply for departmentally funded jobs and off-campus internships both of which approximately pay $2,500 per semester. Financial aid is awarded based on need and merit. We encourage all applicants to apply for aid regardless of nationality or race.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Six PhD students are admitted with complete financial aid packages for three years, which include full tuition and a monthly stipend. In exchange, students are expected to serve as research assistants or instructors during each of the semesters for which they receive financial aid. After the first three years, it is sometimes possible to obtain an externally funded research assistantship or a departmentally funded instructorship.
Other PhD students are admitted without financial aid. These students must have either an externally funded fellowship, a research assistantship funded by outside sources, or their own financial resources. Under current policies, students without MIT financial aid or external funding cannot be admitted to the program.
Once students have completed their general exams, normally by the end of their third year, and have developed a preliminary dissertation proposal, they can qualify for non-resident reduced tuition (5 percent for the first three terms of non-resident status, and 15% thereafter).
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