Urgent Help Needed: MIT Internship Funding Requirement (51% Scholarship) for Indian IITB Student
Hi everyone, I urgently need advice regarding an MIT summer internship opportunity. I’m an Indian student from IIT Bombay, currently a 4th-year Engineering Physics dual degree student. A professor at MIT has agreed to host me for the internship, but there is a funding requirement that I’m struggling to understand.
I’ve been told I need to show 51% scholarship/funding support, and the remaining amount I can self-sponsor. The issue is that while my family is willing to arrange the full amount ourselves (loan or other means), I currently don’t have any official scholarship source covering that 51%.
Does anyone know:
- What exactly counts as the required 51% funding?
- Can this come from relatives/friends, sponsorship letters from relative/friend , etc.?
- Are there any scholarships/funding options Indian students commonly use for this?
- Has anyone faced a similar situation for MIT or US internships?
- How to get a way for showing those 51% as funding?(If there's any as this is quite a important opportunity for me, also for my Grad application)
This is quite urgent since summer is approaching and timelines are tight. Any precise information or guidance would really help.
Thank you!