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J-WAFS — MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab

Rasikbhai L. Meswani Fellowship for Water Solutions

Supports annual MIT doctoral fellowship covering one academic semester for outstanding PhD research on water availability quality or solutions based innovation.

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The Rasikbhai L. Meswani Fellowship for Water Solutions is an annual MIT-internal doctoral fellowship awarded to one outstanding PhD student for one academic semester of funding support. The fellowship is administered by J-WAFS — the MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab — which was established with Community Jameel as its founding philanthropy. The fellowship itself was endowed by Eli…

What this grant funds

Water availability, water quality, water management, and solutions-based water sector innovation. MIT PhD students only.

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CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.4–6 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: jwafs.mit.edu