
The MIT Jameel World Education Lab funds innovative research projects from across MIT that connect evidence and ideas in creative ways to improve learning on campus and across the world.
J-WEL is not currently accepting grant applications. Explore recent grants below.
“Our Education Innovation Grants support MIT research that can improve learning everywhere.
We share ideas, disseminate emerging findings, and collaborate with innovators who join us to lead global change in education. Educators in dozens of countries will learn from this year’s inspiring efforts to tackle core challenges in education with innovative new methods and means. Through light-up sneakers, glassblowing, and autonomous vehicles, grantees are enabling learning from curriculum-linked real-world projects, prototyping effective ways to embed evidence-based insights and research into the design of learning experiences, and enabling transitional learners to benefit from high-quality education.”
Recent Grants
In 2024, the MIT Jameel World Education Lab awarded Education Innovation grants to 11 research projects that are leveraging artificial intelligence tools for learning, exploring low-tech ways to expand access to STEM education, and developing new materials, approaches, and curriculum to improve equity and quality of learning experiences: