Financial Information & Scholarship

LGO's academic and corporate partners provide generous fellowships for all current students. In exchange, most internships are unpaid. Students are responsible for approximately ¼ of their tuition, their own living expenses, laptop, books, course packets, and other fees. Applicants should contact MIT Student Financial Aid for information concerning additional scholarships and support at http://web.mit.edu/sfs/financial_aid/.

Sponsorship

Applicants whose employers are LGO partners are encouraged to discuss sponsorship with their human resources department or their company's LGO Operating Committee member. You may contact the the LGO Office at 617.253.1055 or lgo@mit.edu to obtain further information.

There is no post-graduation obligation requiring non-sponsored students to work for LGO partner companies (sponsored students' obligations will vary depending on the company). With their dual MBA and Master’s of Science in Engineering degrees, LGOers have had a long history of assuming leadership roles in a wide variety of manufacturing and operations companies, both partners and non-partners. However, students should understand that partner companies are funding the program with the expectation that they will hire LGOers to meet their manufacturing/operations leadership needs. It's important that all students understand the unique industry/academic partnership with our companies that allows LGO to offer its generous and unique fellowship. Students admitted to LGO should make a good faith effort to consider employment by our partners, since program sustainability depends upon their funding the program. Students expecting to go into careers in banking, financial services, or consulting should consider programs other than LGO which are more aligned with these career goals. During the second year, students are encouraged to use the networking and career development opportunities offered through LGO to become familiar with its partner companies and associated manufacturing job opportunities, as well as other manufacturing and operations companies.