If you are eligible, you can apply to most benefits programs immediately.
Note the qualifications below, review your benefits, then sign up online.
Check the "Good to Know" box below for exceptions.
Visit the Multimedia Benefits Quickstart or download this handy overview (PDF) to get details on the key benefits that MIT offers and who is eligible to receive them.
Before you can enter MIT's secure online environment—critical to many Institute procedures—you'll need to request an MIT computer account, then install MIT web certificates on your computer. Check with your department to find out if they usually request your computer account for you. If they don't, you can request one by visiting the IS&T website Getting Your Electronic Credentials, where you can also install your MIT web certificates. Keep in mind that after you've requested your computer account, it takes three business days before you can access certain MIT systems such as the Employee Self Service Center.
You have 31 days to sign up for benefits listed below. Three business days after you request your Kerberos I.D. and you have your web certificate installed, you can enroll online at the Employee Self Service Center. Please contact the Benefits Office with questions by calling 617-253-6151.
Postdoctoral fellows—Review eligibility requirements and options here.
Questions?—Get answers to questions about your eligibility for any program.
Sign up period—You have 31 days within your date of hire or appointment—or from the date you received your official welcome letter (whichever is later)—to sign up for benefits.
Union employees— If you are a member of a collective bargaining unit, all provisions of your benefits plans are subject to the terms of your collective bargaining agreement.
Visiting appointments—If you hold an appointment at a minimum of half time for three months or more, you are entitled to partial benefits, including health and dental insurance.
