Andrea Chegut Fellowship

This endowed fellowship honors the life and work of Dr. Andrea Chegut, research scientist and co-founder of the MIT Real Estate Innovation Lab and MITdesignX.

Funding

Fellows will receive a grant of $5,000.

Mentorship

Fellows will have access to mentors and advisors from across the MITdesignX community.

Workspace

Fellows will have a dedicated desk in the MITdesignX studio at 7-336.

Who does the fellowship support?

The Andrea Chegut Fellowship is awarded once a year to a graduate student in any department, lab or center of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Students must be enrolled full time at MIT during the Fall semester.

Applicants should demonstrate: ​

• a creative vision for the future
• an ability to set and achieve challenging goals
• an interdisciplinary approach to problem solving
• a strong will and passion to make an impact

What work does the fellowship support?

Areas of study could include, but are not limited to, design innovation, real estate technology, and entrepreneurship.

The fellowship funds can be used for a variety of projects such as research, prototyping, pilot testing and installations.

What the Andrea fellows have in common is they apply design and data to solve urgent and complex problems and aspire to make a positive impact.

Please see the full fellowship webpage for more details.