Professional Development Funds

LBGTQ+ and WoC Professional Development Funds for Undergraduate Students

We are pleased to announce the creation of two new Professional Development funds.

The Women of Color Professional Development Fund is for currently enrolled MIT Women of Color undergraduate and graduate students. The LBGTQ+ Professional Development Fund is for currently enrolled MIT LBGTQ+ undergraduate and graduate students.

“People of Color” includes Black, Indigenous, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islanders, and other minoritized ethnicities.  “Women” includes transgender women, cisgender women, and non-binary women. LBGTQ+ includes all minoritized sexual orientations and gender identities.

When you complete the form, please check which fund you are applying for (you may check both).

Funds will be available on a rolling basis throughout the year. These funds are available to currently enrolled MIT undergraduate and graduate students only. Students are eligible for up to $300 per calendar year. If your request exceeds that, please explain.

You can apply for funding to provide you with the following resources:

  • Graduate and professional school applications
  • Graduate and professional school travel
  • Professional conference registration and travel
  • General education opportunities
  • Graduate/professional/Medical schools admissions exams
  • Graduate/professional/Medical schools exams prep
  • Professional attire as it relates to professional dress, including gender affirmation
  • Government forms/paperwork fees for LBGTQ+ students
  • Legal name change

If there is something not mentioned on the list that you feel would support your professional development, please apply for funds and your application will be considered.

You will be required to provide receipts and documentation of costs.

If you receive funds in excess of $50 that you do not utilize, you will be required to return them in the form of a check or money order.

To apply, please fill out the form linked here.

Your application will be kept confidential and only reviewed by the minimal staff that review and approve applications.

These funds are now managed by the Women and Gender Services program.

Send any questions or required documentation to Nandini S. Choudhury, Assistant Director of Women and Gender Services (WXGS) - nschou@mit.edu.

When you complete the form, please check which fund you are applying for (you may check both).