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Brain and Cognitive Sciences PhD

MIT

Cambridge, MA

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Application details

Degree types: PhD
Application deadline: December 1 (ET)
Application opens: Not publicly available
GRE policy: no
GPA expectation: Not publicly available
Cohort size: 17-22 per year
Rotation system: rotation
Umbrella vs department: department
One-program-only rule: no
Fee waiver available: yes
Fee waiver deadline: November 17

Funding

Funding model: stipend + tuition waiver
Annual stipend: $51,226
International student funding: yes

Faculty tracked by Skopeia at this program

Edward Boyden
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
optogenetics, expansion microscopy, neural circuit tools, connectomics
Mehrdad Jazayeri
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
timing, motor control, recurrent neural networks, computational neuroscience
Fan Wang
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
pain circuits, somatosensory cortex, neural circuit tracing, behavior

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Notes

Stipend is institutional rate, subject to annual adjustment.

Last verified 2026-05-08. Source: https://bcs.mit.edu/academic-program/brain-and-cognitive-sciences-phd-program/how-apply. Applicants should confirm every detail directly with the program before relying on it.

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