Engineering Design Council Funding

Engineering Design Council Overview

The Grainger Engineering Design Council (EDC) consists of department representatives who work collaboratively with the Undergraduate Programs Office, College Facilities and Safety, and the Engineering Student Design Campus (ESDC) staff to publicize and evaluate space and funding proposals from multidisciplinary engineering competition student teams.

EDC serves as the primary mechanism through which departments and stakeholders in Grainger Engineering can work together to allocate resources to large-scale, intercollegiate, multidisciplinary competition student teams. EDC aims to maximize its impact in the following areas:

EDC aims to maximize its impact in the following areas:

• Student Learning: Fostering team management, communication, and hands-on engineering skills.
• Student Experience: Enhancing student retention and engagement through real-world experiences that improve career readiness.
• Outreach: Acting as a recruitment tool by showcasing Grainger Engineering’s excellence and the achievements of its student teams.

Engineering Design Council Funding Process

To receive funding from the Engineering Design Council, you must submit the following by September 25, 2026:

• Read the Engineering Design Council Funding Proposal Requirements Document in the link below
• Submit your proposal and 2-minute video highlighting your group and project in the link below

After you submit the above by the deadline, you will be contacted for a presentation in front of the committee and be asked questions relating to your project, group and requested funding, as well as concerns regarding to safety.

General Eligibility: Teams must be affiliated with Engineering Council, multidisciplinary, and participate in a collegiate engineering design competition.  The work should be mostly extracurricular.