Hasso Plattner Fellowship Program - MIT Schwarzman College of Computing

Hasso Plattner fellowships are intended for continuing graduate students to generate impactful research and bridge academic work in artificial intelligence and creativity with real-world applications. We invite nominations from departments and academic units for outstanding graduate students, either doctoral candidates or master’s students enrolled in terminal degree programs, whose work advances the intersection of artificial intelligence, creativity, and design.

For its inaugural year, fellowship nominations are limited to departments and academic units within the School of Architecture and Planning and the Schwarzman College of Computing. Each department or unit may submit two nominations.

The 2026-2027 nomination cycle is closed.

Please contact MHACH-Fellows@mit.edu with any questions.

Eligibility

Continuing graduate students in terminal master’s programs and PhD students
Research should align with artificial intelligence, creativity, and design

Materials

Nominations must be submitted by an MIT department head or director. Each nomination should include:

A research statement (one-page maximum)
CV (two-page maximum)
One letter of recommendation from the nominee’s research advisor

Timeline

May 1, 2026: Nominations due
May 18, 2026: Award notifications