Financial Support - Information for MEMP PhD students
- Deadlines
- Stipend/Salary rates
- HST PhD RA Cost Sheet
- HST PhD RA Application (PDF)
- HST PhD TA Application (PDF)
- HST Fellowship Application (PDF)
- Outside Employment
- Research Involving Human Subjects
- Research Involving Vertebrate Animals
MEMP Qualifying Exam Policies and Forms
- MEMP Qualifying Exam Policy
- Sample MEMP Schedules (PDF)
- MEMP TQE Form (PDF)
- MEMP TQE Concentration Subjects (PDF)
- Oral Exam Scheduling Form (PDF)
Thesis
- Guidelines for HST MEMP PhD Virtual Defenses
- MEMP Rotation Registration Form - Optional (PDF)
- PhD Thesis Guide
- Managing Up: how to communicate effectively with your PhD advisor (external article - Nature.com)
- PhD Qualifying & Research Milestones (PDF)
- Letter of Intent ONE Form (PDF) - updated 5.28.2025
- Letter of Intent TWO Form (PDF) updated 5.28.2025
- PhD Semi Annual Progress Review form (PDF)
- Thesis Proposal Forms
- MD Thesis Guidelines
- Master's thesis guidelines (PDF)
MIT Academic Resources
- Office of the Registrar
- WebSIS
- Financial Services Center
- Office of Graduate Education
- Academic Integrity Handbook
- MIT Thesis Specifications Guide
- MIT Office of Sponsored Programs
- MIT International Students Office
Harvard Academic Resources
- HMS Registrar
- HMS Student Resources
- CANVAS: MD Courses Web Portal
- GSAS/FAS Registrar
- GSAS Student Resources
For Faculty
- Criteria for HST Faculty Membership
- Course Proposal Form (for proposing an HST subject)
- Textbook Submission
PhD Academic Handbooks
Academic Requirements and Policies, governing the PhD program by year (in static pdf format)