Basic definition and RA policy
Resources
Research
Graduate Research
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GSC ARC organizes and supports programs and initiatives to improve graduate student professional development, advising relationships, and academic success at MIT
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Information on the role of research and teaching assistants at MIT and departmental contacts
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Compiled here are some of the MIT labs, centers and programs where cutting-edge research is taking place
Undergraduate Research
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A yearlong UROP experience for EECS undergraduates with the goal of providing a deeper experience on a challenging problem
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Faculty-mentored summer research at MIT in the science and biotechnology fields; open to MIT students and any student enrolled in a four-year university in the U.S. or U.S. Territories
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Events to help you learn more about undergraduate research at MIT and how to find a UROP
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Guidelines and required travel forms for students who plan to conduct MIT research away from campus, within the U.S, at an MIT-affiliated site or to do fieldwork
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Online UROP application process, instructions and deadlines; students are required to submit UROP applications each semester/summer
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Information on finding, applying for, and conducting undergraduate research at MIT and abroad
International Research
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Nationally or internationally competitive awards that fund research or graduate studies, offering opportunities to advance your learning, research, and career
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Supports the development and use of knowledge from excluded communities to deepen civic engagement, improve community practice, inform policy, mobilize community assets, and generate shared wealth
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An international collaboration involving MIT and government, academia, and industry in Portugal to develop education and research programs related to engineering systems
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MIT’s largest international research endeavor in partnership with the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Singapore, known for its interdisciplinary research groups
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An engineering and life science educational and research collaboration among the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and MIT
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Participate in a Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology faculty member’s research project in Singapore
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Faculty mentored research in an international setting; qualifying projects must have the approval, mentorship, and guidance of an MIT faculty member
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Matches and prepares students for all-expenses-paid internships and research abroad
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Support for MIT students working on capacity-building service projects around the world
Research Ethics
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Acceptable standards for personal conduct, policies on harassment, retaliation, and responsibilities of supervisors
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Official policies and procedures related to research administration, grouped by topic
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Fundamental as well as discipline-specific training on the standards and practices of responsible and ethical research
Intellectual Property
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MIT policy; discussion of technology evaluation, protection, and dissemination; commercial development; faculty, student, staff, and visitor obligations; and administration
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Description of inventor/author rights; involvement of significant MIT resources; copyright; proprietary information and consulting agreements; disclosures and technology transfer; and teaching materials
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Allows the undergraduate student to delay public access to research findings in order to pursue patent applications or explore other business opportunities
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Patent ownership rights relating to UROP students' inventions and copyrights relating to original computer software
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Allows the student to delay public access to research findings in order to pursue patent applications or explore other business opportunities
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An overview of the the Institute’s policy concerning ownership of copyrights in thesis
Writing Your Dissertation or Thesis
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Collection of MIT’s research that includes peer-reviewed articles, technical reports, working papers, theses and more. End-user downloads of the 80,000+ items regularly exceed one million per month
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MIT Libraries' information on preparation, submission, copyright, and access
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Includes a checklist, general information, formatting, and production
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What it helps you do; figuring out which program is right for you; links to download software
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Support systems to help grad students develop their writing
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An overview with links to specific policies
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Includes resources at MIT and on the web
