MIT Academic Achievement Scholarship

Other eligibility requirements

To be eligible to receive and retain an MIT Academic Achievement Scholarship (Scholarship) the applicant must:

• Be an international student enrolled as a full time student in the trimester to which the benefit would apply;
• Have achieved an average overall percentage of 75.0% or more, with no individual result below 70.0% in the preceding trimester and have no fail grades recorded (no exceptions will be considered);
• Have IELTS (academic) result with an overall score of 7.0 with no band less than 6.5. Documentary evidence of a current (test date within two years of date of application) IELTS certification must accompany the application;
• Have completed at least (a minimum) of two trimesters full-time as per course requirements of the program at MIT;
• Have a minimum attendance record of 80% in all scheduled classes;
• Student submission – Each application must be accompanied by a 500-800 words essay outlining why receipt of the scholarship is important;
• Have made the fee payment for the subsequent trimester’s full-time enrolment.
• Not be sponsored by other organisations or governments; 
• Have submitted a completed application form before the closing date; and
• Have maintained enrolment in the course in which they commenced.