Join a Project Team

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.
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Rapid Prototyping Lab.

Fall 2025 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. 

Application Process

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

  • Step One: General Application

    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: Team-Specific Application

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

Application Timeline

Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors

DateEvent / Deadline
Monday, Aug. 18Recruiting 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. 
Thursday, Sept. 4
(4-7 p.m.)		Project Teams Fest, Duffield Atrium
Thursday, Sept. 4
(11:59 p.m.)		Applications Due
Refer to individual websites for Active Project Teams for application information. Project Teams may begin reviewing applications after this date. 
Wednesday, Sept. 17Uniform 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.
Friday, Sept. 26
(5:00pm)		Project Teams 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. 

First-Year Students

DateEvent / Deadline
Monday, Aug. 18Recruiting 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. 
Thursday, Sept. 4
(4-7 p.m.)		Project Teams Fest, Duffield Atrium
Thursday, Oct 16
(11:59 p.m.)		First-Year Applications Due
Refer to individual websites for Active Project Teams for application information. Project Teams may begin reviewing applications for first-year students after this date. The general application will be closed to new first-year students.
Monday, Nov. 3Uniform First Offer Date
This is the earliest that Project Teams can invite new first-year students to join their team. Applicants must be allowed at least 48 hours to respond.
Wednesday, Nov. 5Project Team Onboarding
First-year onboarding may begin after this date. First-year students will not enroll for credit in fall 2025. They may participate in team activities that include mentoring, shadowing, on-boarding, and training for a total of no more than 10 hours per week. 

Questions?

Email Engineering Project Teams, eng_projectteams@cornell.edu