Application Instructions

Applying to the MSI Summer Fellowship program requires a complete application packet submitted via CARAT. CARAT is the centralized application portal for opportunities across Harvard. 

Your CARAT submission should include:

1. Requested information on CARAT

2. Research proposal & project timeline

   Instructions: Your proposal should be 2-pages total. Figures count toward the 2-page limit, references do not. 

   1. Describe the research project to be undertaken during the 10-week sponsored fellowship period (~1.5 pages)
   2. Outline the intended timeline for the various aspects of the project (~0.5 page).

   Format: 2 pages, single-spaced, size 11 Arial font, 0.5” margins. 

3. Letter of support from faculty mentor. This should be uploaded directly to CARAT. 

You are also required to register as an MSI Fellowship applicant using the form below: