Departmental Unit № 1
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Water Resources / Environmental)
100% Full Funding Guaranteed (5 Years)
Funding Package: Full tuition scholarship + 12-month living stipend (~$38,000–$42,000/yr) + health insurance guaranteed for 5 years through Tufts Fellowships and research assistantships.
Fall Priority Deadline: December 15 (Priority)
GRE Policy: Not required / Waived
English Minimums: TOEFL iBT 90 minimum or IELTS 7.0 minimum
MS in Environmental Engineering (Thesis Option)
RA Eligible on Research Track
Funding Reality: Thesis MS students can receive funding if matched with a funded PI.
Application Deadline: January 15
Admissions Advisory: If full funding is required and MS is self-funded, students are strongly advised to apply directly to the PhD track.
Vetted Matched Scholars (1 Profiles)
Prof. Shafiqul Islam
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Director, Water Diplomacy Program
In Plain Terms · What This Scholar Does:
He uses NASA satellites in space to predict deadly cholera and river floods across South Asia, while negotiating peace treaties between countries fighting over shared rivers.
Core Research Topics: Water diplomacy, satellite remote sensing of water resources, transboundary river conflicts, cholera ecohydrology, flood risk management in Bangladesh.
Recent 2024–2026 Works & Grants: Winner of the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water. Uses NASA satellite observations to track water availability, flood pulses, and cholera bacteria outbreaks in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta (Bangladesh), resolving international water sharing disputes.
Laboratory Instruments & Methods: Satellite remote sensing (MODIS, Landsat), hydrological catchment models, complex systems water diplomacy frameworks, GIS spatial analysis.
Recruiting Context: Director of the famous Tufts Water Diplomacy Program. Direct fit for students interested in satellite hydrology and flood hazard management.
Candidate Match:
HydrologyFlood ModelingRemote SensingGISGeography
Tailored Cold-Email Opening Hook:
"Discussing your background in environmental geography, remote sensing, and flood hydrology, presenting your interest in his Water Diplomacy frameworks and satellite hydro-epidemiology."