HR Resources: Visiting Researchers
The appointment request form is used for Visiting Scientist, Visiting Scholar, Visiting Engineer, and Research Affiliate appointments.
Any Visiting Scientist, Visiting Scholar, Visiting Engineer needing a J1 visa, must show proof of funding of $35,000 annually. If they have any dependents (spouse/children) they will need to show an additional $5,000 annually for each dependent.
NOTE: The following are certificate protected and accessible to ChemE Faculty and Administrators only.
- Appointment Request Form
- Generic request form
- ChemE specific request form (for industry visitors with bench fees)
- Sample Invitation Letter for Visiting Scientist, Visiting Scholar, Visiting Engineer
- English Language Proficiency Form
- MIT Visitor IPIA (for visiting scientists, research affiliates, and visiting graduate students)