Priscilla King Gray Center for Social Impact

With a creative student body, world-class faculty, and hands-on, problem-solving culture, MIT is an institution with the ability to "build a better world." MIT's Priscilla King Gray Center for Social Impact (PKG Center) educates students to address complex social and environmental challenges in collaboration with affected communities, empowering students to become agents of change for the betterment of humankind. 

Whether students want to tackle climate change, health, or how they can use tech for social good, staff at the Center help them explore their interests and apply their skills to pressing social problems. Through PKG Center programs, students can work with local and global communities to develop and build sustainable programs in healthcare, energy and environment, education, and more. PKG programs are designed to be academically aligned and progressively challenging so students at any academic level can find the support they need to pursue their vision for social impact. Most PKG programs take place at times that work best for students—over Independent Activities Period (IAP) and summer. The Center provides education, guidance, and funding to get students out there: working side-by-side with nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and social enterprises that are driving change locally and around the world.

The PKG Center works with MIT students from every school and department, both graduate and undergraduate. By giving students the opportunity to apply their knowledge and ingenuity in real-world contexts, PKG social impact experiences can complement and enhance their education, regardless of their field of study.

To learn more about social impact at MIT, visit the PKG Center website, send an email, or visit the office in W20-549.