Opportunity

Sponsored by: J-WAFS

We’re pleased to announce the internal call for proposals for the new J-WAFS Grant for Water and Food Projects in India. This grant, managed by the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS), is a funding opportunity for current members of the MIT community interested in addressing a water or food challenge in India. For this RFP, J-WAFS is offering a total of $30,000 in grants.

Faculty members, full-time research staff, currently matriculated MIT graduate and undergraduate students, or small teams with at least 50% MIT participation and an eligible individual in the leadership role will be considered for funding.

Faculty members, full-time research staff, currently matriculated MIT graduate and undergraduate students, or small teams with at least 50% MIT participation and an eligible individual in the leadership role will be considered for funding. Grants can be used over the course of one year to support travel, technology pilots, scale-up studies, community outreach and education, etc. Funds may not be used for MIT equipment purchases.  Awards will be announced in the spring of 2019, and the work supported by the grant should commence during the summer of 2019 or the 2019-2020 academic year.


Details

  • Application deadline: March 18, 2019 at 5 pm EST

For more information, please contact Andi Sutton, communications and program manager at J-WAFS, at arsutton@mit.edu or 617-715-4222.