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Congrats to our 2020 MISTI Excellence Award winners: Jessica Quaye and Talia Khan!

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Due to COVID-19, the Global Seed Funds (GSF) application cycle has shifted to the fall and will open in September. The deadline will be in mid-December and winners will be notified mid-April 2021.

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25+

STUDENT PROGRAMS

in MIT's international education program: MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives

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1,200+

STUDENTS EACH YEAR

are matched with fully-funded internship, research and teaching opportunities

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$15M

In Faculty Funds

awarded by MISTI Global Seed Funds, facilitating innovative international collaboration

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450+

Partnerships

with international hosts and partners, building connections between MIT and global leaders

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Notes from the Field

GTL student Mark Mockett teaches math and physics in Barcelona

Spain

Teaching

Nina Sara Fraticelli-Guzman conducts Cancer Biology research in Lisbon

Portugal

Internship

Santiago Fernandez Reyes explores sustainable cities with World Resources Institute in Mumbai, India

India

Internship

EECS student Alexis Vivar explored Brazil and Machine Learning in factory automation solutions

Brazil

Internship

Students develop wearable pollution sensor in Paris with Plume Labs

France

Internship

Teaching, Learning, and Living: MIT Architecture student helps to transform mathematical engagement across Africa

Africa

Internship

Computer science major writes software for a laser physics lab in Russia

Russia

Internship

At EDF in Paris, MechE student Pelkins Ajanoh troubleshoots an electrical network and expands his cultural one

France

Internship

GTL students in Regensburg, Germany teach STEM modules in Physics, Biology and Chemistry

Global Teaching Labs

Internship

MIT students teach entrepreneurship and explore Israel through Global Teaching Labs

Israel

Teaching

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