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As a PKG Fellow, you can develop and implement a social impact project that you design in collaboration with a community partner. The deadline to apply for IAP PKG Fellowships is in October, please confirm via https://pkgcenter.mit.edu/programs/fellowships/pkg-fellowships/ PKG Fellowships fund both summer and IAP public service work. Undergraduates seeking service internships in the US should first explore the PKG Center’s Social Impact Internships. Graduate students seeking funding for internships in the US should first explore Federal Work Study. PKG Fellowships can support project-based internships for graduate students and undergraduates whose work would not fit in the Social Impact Internships or Federal Work Study frameworks. For the summer, all registered full-time MIT students are eligible to apply and graduating students can receive funding for up to three months after graduation. For IAP only, eligibility is restricted to students continuing social impact work that they began in an earlier MIT program, professional setting, or similar intensive context. If in doubt about your eligibility, email hynd@mit.edu or sign-up for one of our drop-in advising sessions. Most PKG Fellowships are individual projects but we are sometimes able to support two or three students working together on a project. For group projects, each member must write and submit an individual application. Funding Fellowship funding is provided upfront as a direct deposit or check, and Fellows typically use the funding to cover living and travel expenses though it may also be applied to project implementation expenses. General Funding Breakdown: IAP Fellows are awarded $2,500. For the summer, we offer Blended PKG Fellowships of $6,000 and Focused PKG Fellowships of $7,500. A “Blended PKG Fellowship” is a Fellowship that you do in addition to research work, a UROP, MISTI project, etc. We expect Blended PKG Fellowships to be a significant time commitment equivalent to half time work. A “Focused PKG Fellowship” must be your primary work focus for the summer and be the equivalent of at least 8 weeks full-time work.