We run a range of projects through various subjects at UTS, year-round. If you are a small to medium, community organisation with a project you think we can help you with, we would love to hear from you! Fill out the project inquiry form, and we will be in touch with you to discuss the scope and details of project.
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Project submissions are now open for Semester 1 2025. Submissions will close in early January 2025 or until spots are filled.
Project Types for Semester 1 2025
We are currently seeking project proposals from community organisations for the following project types:
Evaluation Frameworks, Social Impact reports: Organisational Data analysis, Evaluation frameworks including Theory of Change and/or Program Logic, recommendations limited spots available
Business reports: recommendations for diversifying revenue streams and strategic alliances, brand awareness, fundraising strategies, or stakeholder management
Customer market analysis reports: new target market recommendations, competitor analysis, marketing activities, budgeting for marketing activities
Research reports: Examples include broad sector research or organisation specific research, literature reviews citing existing evidence, recommendations and more
- Software projects: Examples include prototypes or 'proof of concepts' eg. chatbot model, design and recommend open-source software solutions, UX (User experience) and accessibility design recommendations, researching viability of software ideas
Mechanical or Mechatronic Design projects: Examples include designing and building a physical robotic or mechanical prototype, developing and refining automotive systems or manufacturing, research-based deliverables eg. feasibility study, scoping report
What do we need from you?
Your organisation must nominate a key contact to collaborate with the student/s. This key contact must have capacity to dedicate maximum 2 hours per week of their time and be able to visit UTS campus.
The project inquiry should provide enough information to work out if the project is suitable for Shopfront community coursework. This is based on a few factors including timeframe, availability of expertise, and student availability.
This form is a proposal only. More information will be gathered and we may discuss details further with your before the project is accepted into UTS coursework and students are assigned.
Please contact us at Shopfront@uts.edu.au if you have any questions about filling in the form or would like to discuss your project idea.
What's next?
After you submit a project inquiry, the Shopfront team will assess your project for suitability. If it looks suitable, and we have availability in our coursework to accommodate it, a member of our team will be in touch with you shortly after the submission deadline to let you know and gather more information.
You will be asked to fill out a project brief with more detail about your objectives, and we may organise a meeting to clarify your needs.
Once the teaching session begins, a student or team of students will be assigned to your project and we will arrange a meeting between them and your organisation's key contact.
Submission deadlines
You are welcome to submit a project at any point during the year, and we will endeavour to organise it for the upcoming teaching session.
There are two teaching sessions a year, with project submission deadlines 1-2 months before the session begins.
- Autumn session (March to June) — Deadline to submit for this session, 17 January
- Spring session (August to November) — Deadline to submit for this session, 20 June
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Shopfront exists to serve the community and create positive impact, by connecting real-world outcomes to our UTS students' degree.
If you have questions, are not sure if a project is quite right, or would like to discuss how we can help you, please reach out to us at Shopfront@uts.edu.au.
