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Applicants to the MIT-WHOI Joint Program come from widely varying backgrounds and throughout the world. Potential applicants are welcome to visit one or both institutions. However, an onsite interview is not required for admission, nor is it necessary to know or have the support of a specific faculty member.

Admission to the Joint Program is highly competitive. In recent years, about 10-20% of applicants have been offered admission to the Joint Program. Most successful applicants have completed an undergraduate degree or equivalent in a basic science or engineering discipline.

Applications are submitted online. See How to Apply for instructions. Doctoral applications are due December 1st. A Joint Committee made up of staff members from both institutions evaluates applications, and notification is made to the applicants by mid-March.

The MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering collaborates with the MIT Departments of EAPS, Biology, MechE, EECS, CEE, and Aero/Astro.  If you wish to apply to those departments independently of the MIT-WHOI Joint Program, please also complete their online application form, bearing in mind that they may have different application deadlines.

Students admitted to the MIT-WHOI Joint Program are encouraged to enroll in June and reside at WHOI during their first summer.

Joint Program students, who remain in good academic standing, are provided financial support, consisting of tuition and a stipend during five years of full-time study. This support may come from a Graduate Research Assistantship that is an integral part of a research project, or it may come from a variety of fellowships to which applicants may apply before coming to the Joint Program.

Academic Affairs & Admissions Coordinator WHOI Academic Programs Office 360 Woods Hole Road, MS 31 Clark 223 Woods Hole, MA  02543 (508) 289-2225 [email protected]

Assistant Director of MIT-WHOI Joint Program MIT-WHOI Joint Program Office 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 54-812 Cambridge, MA  02139 (617) 253-7544 [email protected]

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