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Project Advance Austin

Are you interested in learning new skills and growing as a leader all while giving back to our local community? Project Advance Austin is a yearlong project management program partnering with local nonprofits. Working as a team, you will develop and execute a project to address a real-world service need.

Why Project Advance Austin?

Learn practical project management skills and effective strategies for working in a team. You’ll get support through regular team meetings and one-on-one guidance from our staff. The program closes with a showcase where you’ll present your hard work and accomplishments to our university and greater Austin community.

Project Advance Austin will give you:

Join Project Advance Austin

Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year are now closed. If you are interested in applying for the 2025-2026 academic year Team Manager applications will open in early April 2025. Team Member Application will open in Early May 2025.

Commitment

Schedule

Project Advance Austin works on a customized weekly schedule set by you and your team. Outside of the weekly classroom meetings for LA 125 (Fall) and LA 225 (Spring) you and your project team will choose a time during regular business hours (8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday) to meet with Texas LEAD staff for guidance and support on your project. Outside of these meetings, your team is responsible for determining a schedule for project work that meets your availability.

Project Advance Austin Community Project Sites

Expand your reach by collaborating with Project Advance Austin for the 2024-2025 academic year! This program offers students real-world project management experience, empowering them to make a positive impact through service learning in the local community. Apply now to become a Community Partner with Project Advance Austin and amplify your impact!

2024-2025 Community Partner applications have now closed but will open again in May of 2025 for the following year.

Download the Community Partner Role Description (pdf)

In 2024-2025, student teams are working to address real-world service needs with the following organizations: