Engineering Student Project Teams – Recruiting & Applications

Joining an Engineering Student Project Team offers students the opportunity to become part of a diverse, collaborative, and engaging community of students from across Cornell.

Fall 2024 Recruiting

Most teams recruit new students heavily in the fall semester, but many also recruit new members in the spring semester. For the fall, teams follow split timeline with separate deadlines for upperclass and first-year/transfer students. For the spring, teams follow a shared timeline. Timelines are outlined below applications information.

Applications

Students that decide they would like to join a project team will complete a two-part application process.

Step one: Complete the General Project Team Application

This application is common for all Engineering Student Project Teams and collects basic identifying and demographic information. Applicants select which team(s) they are applying to on this general form. This basic information is shared with specific teams once the application period is closed.

Step two: Complete the team-specific application for each team that you are applying to.

Timeline for Fall 2024 Recruiting - Upperclass students only
Date	Event / Deadline
Mon, Aug. 19	Recruiting Begins General application and team applications will be “open” when recruiting begins. Teams will not review applications before the due date and students will not get an advantage by submitting early.
Thurs, Sept. 5 (4-6pm)	Project Teams Fest, Duffield Atrium
Thurs, Sept. 5 (11:59pm)	Applications Due See individual team websites (linked below) for application information. Project Teams may begin reviewing applications after this date.
Wed, Sept. 18	Uniform First Offer Date This is the earliest that Project Teams can invite new students to join their team. Applicants must be allowed at least 48 hours to respond.
Fri, Sept. 27 (5:00pm)	Project Team Add Deadline All students participating in project team work for credit must be enrolled by this deadline. Petitions for late adds, after this date, will not be approved. *All new* Project Teams students must enroll in ENGRG 1400: Project Teams Onboarding (1 cr, SU) during the second 7-week session of the semester. Consult your team leads for guidance.**

Timeline for Fall 2024 Recruiting - First-year/transfer students
Date	Event / Deadline
Mon, Aug. 19	Recruiting Begins General application and team applications will be “open” when recruiting begins. Teams will not review applications before the due date and students will not get an advantage by submitting early.
Thurs, Sept. 5 (4-6pm)	Project Teams Fest, Duffield Atrium
Thurs, Oct 17 (11:59pm)	Applications Due See individual team websites (linked below) for application information. Project Teams may begin reviewing applications after this date.
Mon, Nov. 4	Uniform First Offer Date This is the earliest that Project Teams can invite new students to join their team. Applicants must be allowed at least 48 hours to respond.
Wed, Nov. 6	Project Team Onboarding First-year/transfer onboarding may begin. First-year/transfer students will not enroll for credit in fall 2024. They may participate in team activities that include mentoring, shadowing, onboarding, and training for no more than 10 hrs/week.

Team-Specific Applications
Project Team	Upperclass Application	First-year & Transfer Application	Notes
Agua Clara	Agua Clara UC Application	Agua Clara FY Application	None
Combat Robotics @ Cornell	same as first-year	CRC FY Application	All applicants should apply on first-year app + timeline.
AppDev	AppDev UC Application	None	We do not accept applications from first-semester or transfer students but encourage participation in one of our courses and application for the following spring.
Assistive Technologies	Assistive Tech UC Application	Assistive Tech FY Application	None
AutoBoat	AutoBoat UC Application	AutoBoat FY Application	None
AutoBike	AutoBike UC Application	AutoBike FY Application	Apply via link on website
CUSail	CUSail UC Application	CUSail FY Application	None
Baja Racing	Baja UC Application	Baja FY Application	None
Biomedical Device	CUBMD UC Application	CUBMD FY Application	None
ChemE Car	same as first-year	ChemE FY Application	Same application for all
Concrete Canoe	CCC UC Application	CCC FY Application	None
Custom Silicon Systems	C2S2 UC Application	C2S2 FY Application	None
Cornell Data Science	CDS UC Application	CDS FY Application	None
DEBUT	DEBUT UC Application	DEBUT FY Application	None
Design Build Fly	DBF UC Application	DBF FY Application	None
Digital Tech & Innovation	DTI UC Application	DTI FY Application	None
Cornell Electric Vehicles	CEV UC Application	CEV FY Application	None
Engineering World Health	same as first-year	EWH FY Application	None
FSAE Racing	FSAE UC Application	FSAE FY Application	None
Hack4Impact	H4I UC Application	H4I FY Application	None
Hyperloop	Hyperloop UC Application	Hyperloop FY Application	None
iGem	iGem UC Application	iGem FY Application	Upperclass students may apply on the FY application/timeline, if desired.
Mars Rover	CMR UC Application	CMR FY Application	None
Nexus	Nexus UC Application	Nexus FY Application	None
Rocketry	CRT UC Application	CRT FY Application	None
Seismic Design	Seismic UC Application	Seismic FY Application	Welcoming all majors!
SensTech	SensTech UC Application	SensTech FY Application	None
Steel Bridge	same as first-year	Steel Bridge YF Application	None
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle	CUAUV UC Application	CUAUV FY Application	Apply via team website.
Solar Boat	CUSB UC Application	CUSB FY Application	All subteams recruiting!
Unmanned Air Systems	CUAir UC Application	CUAir FY Application	None
Autonomous Drone	CUAD UC Application	CUAD FY Application	None
GeoData	same as first-year	GeoData FY Application	All students use FY app
Engineers for a Sustainable World	ESW UC Application	ESW FY Application	None
Engineers in Action	EIA UC Application	EIA FY Application	None
Engineers Without Borders	EWB UC Application	EWB FY Application	None

Questions?

Email Engineering Project Teams, eng_projectteams@cornell.edu