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Multi-step process: LOI due November 25, 2025; invitations to full proposal by December 19, 2025; full proposals (including budget template) due January 30, 2026 by 5pm; Spring 2026 announcement; September 1, 2026 project start. The final submission deadline (full proposal) was January 30, 2026, whi
J-WAFS Water and Food Seed Grant (Annual) is sponsored by Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS). Supports innovative MIT research addressing water and food supply challenges, spanning various disciplines.
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J-WAFS Water and Food Seed Grant (Annual) | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) J-WAFS seed grants support innovative MIT research that has the potential to have significant impact on water and food supply challenges for human need.
J-WAFS welcomes proposals spanning fundamental science, engineering and technology, supply chains, big data, business models, development efforts, economics, climate interactions and impact, urban design and infrastructure, and more. We invite proposals for projects that can effect meaningful, measurable, improvements to humankind’s need for sustainable supplies of water and food.
Seed grant proposals should be for new, innovative projects that are sufficiently distinct from prior research. We look for early-stage projects that can benefit from one or two years of funding in order to: (1) establish proof of concept or gather critical data that will position the project to qualify for other future sources of funding; or (2) have a clear and significant outcome without subsequent awards.
Projects that are intended to have real-world impact are favored. Multidisciplinary projects and projects that have well defined regional or international reach are welcome. New collaborations including team members in different schools of MIT are encouraged, as are proposals from junior faculty.
Relevant interactions with industry are also encouraged. Each year, J-WAFS typically supports up to eight seed grants of up to $150,000, comprising up to $75,000 per year for one to two years, free of overhead charges, to be spent at MIT. Eligible proposals that further J-WAFS’ mission are encouraged from all MIT schools and departments.
MIT researchers submitting proposals can create an account on the proposal submission site to begin the submission process. Eligibility: Proposals are sought from MIT principal investigators from all departments, labs, and centers of MIT.
The principal investigator submitting the proposal must be an MIT professor or a member of the research staff with principal investigator privileges (generally senior or principal research scientist, or senior or principal engineer). PIs may participate on up to two submissions per year. Previous and current J-WAFS PIs are eligible.
*** Note that our seed grant proposal process has changed. We now require an initial letter of interest. Full proposals will be welcome by invitation based on review of the LOIs.
*** This year's timeline is as follows: Thursday, September 25, 2025: J-WAFS RFP announced Friday, October 17, 2025: WizeHive online submission portal open for letters of interest Tuesday, November 25, 2025: Letters of interest due (by 5 pm) By December 19, 2025: Invitations to submit full proposal Friday, January 30, 2026: Full proposals (including budget template) due (by 5 pm) Spring, 2026: Announcement of funded projects Tuesday, September 1, 2026: Start of funded projects Questions?
Contact Carolyn Blais Pinter, J-WAFS senior communications and program manager, at cblais@mit.
edu Download the funding opportunity announcement View the Seed Grant Request for Proposals FAQ Bench-top NMR with dynamic nuclear polarization for ultra-sensitive PFAS detection Timothy Swager, Department of Chemistry Toward nitrogen-fixing crops: Improving nitrogenase activity in non-diazotrophic hosts Daniel Suess, Department of Chemistry Stable, low-cost engineered proteins as biofungicides Hadley D.
Sikes, Department of Chemical Engineering Food-safe, wireless RFID sensor on smart packaging for pH monitoring in the cold chain Sanjay Sarma, Department of Mechanical Engineering Fluorine-free materials to trap and destroy PFAS Jeremiah Johnson, Department of Chemistry Toward sustainable food protein manufacturing Peter Dedon, Department of Biological Engineering Optimal subsidy design: Application to food assistance programs Ali Aouad, MIT Sloan School of Management Global access to safe drinking water in resource-constrained and water scarce areas Xuanhe Zhao, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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J-WAFS Water and Food Seed Grant (Annual) is funded by Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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