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International Advantage Portfolio  
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Prospectus Supplement


June 17, 2015


Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.


Supplement dated June 17, 2015 to the Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Prospectus dated April 30, 2015


International Advantage Portfolio
(the "Portfolio")


The contractual advisory fee rates and total expense ratio caps of each share class of the Portfolio have been decreased, effective July 1, 2015. Accordingly, effective July 1, 2015, the Prospectus is hereby amended as follows:
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Expense [Heading] rr_ExpenseHeading The Portfolio's Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses table under the section of the Prospectus entitled "Portfolio Summary—International Advantage Portfolio—Fees and Expenses—Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses" is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] rr_OperatingExpensesCaption Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Expense Example [Heading] rr_ExpenseExampleHeading The Example information under the section of the Prospectus entitled "Portfolio Summary—International Advantage Portfolio—Fees and Expenses—Example" is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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Example


The example below is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.


The example below assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio, your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example by, Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleByYearCaption If You SOLD Your Shares:
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption If You HELD Your Shares:
Expense Example Closing [Text Block] rr_ExpenseExampleClosingTextBlock

Please retain this supplement for future reference.
International Advantage Portfolio | Class I  
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Advisory Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.80%
Distribution and/or Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fee rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets none
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 4.57%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses [1] rr_ExpensesOverAssets 5.37%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [1] rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (4.37%)
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement [1] rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.00%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 102
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 318
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 552
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 1,225
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 102
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 318
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 552
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 1,225
International Advantage Portfolio | Class A  
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Advisory Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.80%
Distribution and/or Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fee rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.25%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 4.88%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses [1] rr_ExpensesOverAssets 5.93%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [1] rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (4.58%)
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement [1] rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.35%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 655
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 930
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,226
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,064
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 655
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 930
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,226
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,064
International Advantage Portfolio | Class L  
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Advisory Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.80%
Distribution and/or Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fee rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 0.75%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 5.77%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses [1] rr_ExpensesOverAssets 7.32%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [1] rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (5.47%)
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement [1] rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 1.85%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 188
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 582
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,001
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,169
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 188
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 582
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,001
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,169
International Advantage Portfolio | Class C  
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Advisory Fee rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets 0.80%
Distribution and/or Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fee rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets 1.00%
Other Expenses rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets 5.77%
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses [1] rr_ExpensesOverAssets 7.57%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [1] rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets (5.47%)
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement [1] rr_NetExpensesOverAssets 2.10%
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 $ 313
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 658
Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 1,129
Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 2,431
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 213
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 658
Expense Example, No Redemption, 5 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 1,129
Expense Example, No Redemption, 10 Years rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 $ 2,431
[1] The Portfolio's "Adviser," Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., has agreed to reduce its advisory fee and/or reimburse the Portfolio so that Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses, excluding certain investment related expenses, taxes, interest and other extraordinary expenses (including litigation), will not exceed 1.00% for Class I, 1.35% for Class A, 1.85% for Class L and 2.10% for Class C. The fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements will continue for at least one year or until such time as the Fund's Board of Directors acts to discontinue all or a portion of such waivers and/or reimbursements when it deems such action is appropriate.