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:
- Upper-Division course credit available for all participants:
- Fall – LA 125
- Fridays (10 a.m. - 11 a.m.)
- Fridays (11 a.m. - 12 noon)
- Fridays (2 p.m. - 3 p.m.)
- Spring – LA 225
- Times to be determined.
- Fall – LA 125
- IBM Project Management Certificate upon completion.
- Real-world project management and leadership experience.
- A professional project to add to your resume.
- Networking opportunities with local nonprofits and project management experts
Join Project Advance Austin
All Project Advance Austin positions are volunteer positions.
Team Manager
Team Manager applications for 2025-2026 are now open! Are you interested in leading a team of student project managers to coordinate a high-impact project in the Austin community? Apply now! Team Managers help guide their team to success by taking a leadership role to facilitate the decision-making process with their teams and setting effective timelines and milestones.
Applications close on 4/13/2025.
Download the Team Manager Role Description (PDF)
Team Member
Team Member applications for 2025-2026 are now open! Team Member are an essential part of their project management team, taking responsibility for individual tasks based on their skills and strengths. Team Members help support their Team Managers and setting priorities and strategizing as the team's work progresses.
Apply now! Applications close on 7/20/2025.
Download the Team Member Role Description (PDF)
Commitment
- For the fall semester: Three to four hours/week including
- A weekly 30-minute team meeting led by our staff
- Two to three hours of independent or group work.
- 1 hour in LA 125 class with guidance and instructions from Texas LEAD staff.
- For the spring semester: Three to five hours/week, including
- One 30-minute team meeting led by our staff every two weeks
- Three to five hours of independent or group work.
- 1 hour in LA 225 class with guidance and instructions from Texas LEAD staff.
- An end-of-year showcase to share your work with the community.
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!
2025-2026 Community Partner applications will open in May 2025.