Current Undergraduate Students

For complete information about undergraduate programs, including first-year subjects, major and minor degree requirements, senior thesis, and UROP (MIT’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program), please refer to Department of Physics:

• FAQs
• Contact Academic Administrator
• Astronomy Minor

Current Graduate Students

For complete information about graduate programs, please refer to the Department of Physics.
Here are quick links to:

• Current Grad Student FAQs
• General Exams
• Housing
• Faculty Research (see faculty bios listed on the MKI and Physics websites; see also MKI affiliated faculty)
• Fiscal Procedures: for Physics’ procedures, contact Physics Finance Department; for MKI, see policies regarding purchasing and travel here: MKI
• MKI Graduate Student Travel Grant Program
• Oral Exam Information
• Orientation: Physics Orientation 2019 for incoming graduate students (please note: the orientation information listed here is for orientation planned for August 2019; the information will be updated by Physics during the spring term)
• Orientation: Physics Graduate Student Orientation FAQs (please note: the information currently listed is for graduate students entering fall 2019; the information will be updated by Physics during the spring term)
• Physics Doctoral Candidates: Guidelines
• Physics Graduate Student Activities
• Physics Graduate Thesis FAQs
• Physics Policies for Graduate Students
• Thesis Submission Guidelines
• Tell MKI Your Thesis Defense Date
• Schedule Marlar Lounge for your Thesis Defense
• Student Resources for Living and Learning at MIT
• Contact Physics Academic Administrator
• ODGE (Office of the Dean for Graduate Education)

Related Degree Programs

MIT Kavli Institute is an interdisciplinary research center and hosts the research of graduate students from different departments.  Admission to these graduate programs is through these departments.  Most of our students are in the Physics degree program, but students come from others departments, including:

• Earth and Planetary Sciences (EAPS)
• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)
• Aeronautics/Astronautics
• Mechanical Engineering

Research Fellowships

• External: Graduate Fellowships
• Internal: The Kavli Graduate Fellowship is awarded through an internal process to a graduate student whose research is in the MIT Kavli Institute, and who is affiliated with an MKI faculty member. Contact Jack Defandorf for additional information.