MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
Sloan Social Impact Fund
Ready to make an impact this summer?
See how the Sloan Social Impact Fund can empower you to make a difference.
The MIT Sloan Social Impact Fund fellowships provide funding to a limited number of students taking on important societal challenges during their summer internship period. Students apply in April of their first year, and awards are announced in May. Funding is provided by the Dean’s Office and contributions from classmates. These internships are self-sourced.
SSIF Eligibility
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- Scope of the internship role: management-related and MBA-level
- Personal and professional impact on the organization
- Level of interest displayed by the applicant at internship organization and by the organization at the applicant
- Relevant skills matched with internship scope and evidence of new skills to be learned and applied
- Nature of internship as relevant and applicable in scope for an MBA student
- Defined deliverables with discussion of potential/desired impact
- Social benefit or service
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Student:
- MIT Sloan MBA/Dual Degree summer internship in between two academic years
Internship:
- MBA-level, management-related internship
- Must be at least 8 weeks
- CANNOT: be purely academic research, or have overtly religious or political goals (unless non-partisan)
- Student-sourced (rather than Sustainability Initiative-sourced)
Host Organization:
- Can be non-profit, government, or private sector
- Demonstrate commitment to internship (i.e. resources to project, ideally financial contribution)
- No very early stage start-ups, ie. at least series A funding
I came to MIT to begin a transition from the military to the energy industry, and my internship opportunity was my first experience in the tough-tech startup space.
2024 SSIF Internship Program
For students interested in participating this year, see below for timeline requirements and details on how to apply.
To participate:
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2024 Timeline
Applications open Monday, April 1, 2024
Round I Application Deadline: Friday, April 26th
Round II Application Deadline: Friday, May 10th
Payments will be processed the first week of June 2024
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Student Application
To apply, students must submit the below application.
*NOTE: See below for the required employer survey internship hosts must fill out in order for you to be eligible.
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Employer/Host Application
For your application to be eligible, ensure your employer/internship host submits the below.