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Laya Wiesner Award
Established in 1980 for former MIT First Lady Laya Weisner, a tireless champion of women at the Institute, this annual award is presented to the undergraduate woman student who has most enhanced MIT community life.
Visit MIT Awards (login required) or email awards-wiesner@mit.edu to nominate someone.
Laya Wiesner Community Award
Since 1999 the annual Laya Wiesner Community Award has been given to a member or friend of the MIT community for conspicuously effective service that reflects Mrs. Wiesner’s concerns for enhancing life at the Institute and in the world at large.
Visit MIT Awards (login required) or email awards-wiesner@mit.edu to nominate someone.
Elizabeth W. Johnson Fellowship
This annual award honors the legacy of former MIT First Lady Elizabeth Johnson’s concern for the environment by enabling an Institute undergraduate to pursue his or her interest in environmental studies.
Contact the Priscilla King Gray Public Service center at 617-253-0742 or pkgcenter@mit.edu for more information or to nominate a recipient.
Rebecca M. Vest Fellowship
This annual fellowship, established in 2005 in honor of former MIT First Lady Rebecca M. Vest, supports an MIT student in an IAP or summer service project benefitting women and their families in the Greater Boston area.
Contact the Priscilla King Gray Public Service center at 617-253-0742 or pkgcenter@mit.edu for more information or to nominate a recipient.
MIT Women's League Scholarships
We're proud to support women undergraduates at MIT through the Women's League Scholarship, administered by Student Financial Services and funded through endowment income and proceeds from the FX and the Community Craft Fair.
Donations to the fund are gratefully accepted! Learn more about how to contribute.
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MIT CASE receives MLK Leadership award
March 8, 2019
The Women's League was delighted to support the nomination of student-run CASE (Class Awareness Support and Equality) for the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr Leadership Award.
The Laya Weisner Awards 2018
March 1, 2019
Meet Tchelet Segev, this year's Laya W. Wiesner Award recipient, and Kate Mytty, winner of the 2018 Laya Wiesner Community Award. The Women's League is proud to have created these two awards that honor Laya Wiesner, wife of MIT’s 13th president Jerome Wiesner.
PKG Center 2018 Becky Vest Fellow
October 9, 2018
Every year, the Women's League funds the Becky Vest and Betty Johnson Fellows at the PKG Center. This summer, the Becky Vest Fellow was Yael Nidam (G, Urban Studies and Planning).