Student Proposals are due Friday, October 16, 2009!
What is the Dr. Alex Hills Engineering & Civic Engagement Award?
This award encourages UAA undergraduates to disseminate engineering knowledge and practice for the benefit of society. For this $2500 award, undergraduates will initiate a service project that solves engineering and technology-based problems in partnership with local organizations.
Why Apply?
- Meaningful experience working with faculty
- Gain valuable community awareness, particularly in communication with clients
- Broaden your learning of engineering design within a social context
How to Apply:
Student proposals must be prepared in cooperation with a faculty mentor who will supervise the project. The student and faculty member will identify a host/client organization which would commit to having one of its executives spend significant time overseeing the project.
* To be eligible for this award, recipients must be a degree-seeking Engineering student of UAA.
