Submissions for Semester 1 2026 have now closed. You can submit a project at any point during the year; however, we will process project submissions for Semester 2 between April and June 2026.
There are 2 teaching sessions a year, with project submission deadlines a couple of months before the session begins.
Autumn session (April to June 2026) – Deadline to submit for this session has closed.
Spring session (August to November 2026) – Deadline to submit for this session, 20 June
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Project types we're looking for in Session 2, 2026
Below are the confirmed project types for Session 2, 2026. These may be updated and changed closer to the start of Session 2.
Customer market analysis reports: Examples include new target market recommendations, competitor analysis, marketing activities, budgeting for marketing activities, promotional strategies.
Design, branding and visual assets: Examples include design strategy, service design – communicating service journeys, video/motion graphics, illustration, brand identity, app design and collateral (new logo, posters, flyers, social media templates).
Design project for a Minimum Viable Product: Examples of possible products include a website, a service kiosk, an assisting agent, and an app, all developed at an advanced simulation level to be able to test their viability with users.
Digital marketing strategies: Examples include reports analysing existing digital channels and emerging technologies use; identifying opportunities to strengthen brand visibility, reach and engagement with tailored recommendations to better utilise digital marketing tools and emerging technologies to enhance your organisation.
Research reports: Examples include broad sector research or organisation specific research, literature reviews citing existing evidence, recommendations and more . Some examples of projects include submissions to inquiries, policy documents, compiling a discussion paper, literature reviews, pilot studies, small-scale research projects and evaluations of programs or conferences.
Organisational strategies and plans: Examples include strategies and plans around membership engagement, community partnership, stakeholder engagement, volunteer program, volunteer management, fundraising strategy analysis, program audits, social media, digital storytelling, community consultation and more.
Software projects: Examples include prototypes or 'proof of concepts' e.g., 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 e.g., feasibility study, scoping report .
Complex social issue research and proposals (First Nations organisations preferred): Teams of engineering students will tackle your organisation’s identified social issues case study, offering a range of practical ideas while incorporating First Nations approaches to sustainability. Receive multiple, diverse proposals to a complex challenge.
Sustainability intern: Organisations working on environmental or social sustainability challenges will collaborate with students from the Bachelor of Sustainability and Environment. Students conduct research, write literature reviews, collaborate on report writing, carry out program evaluations, assist in organising campaigns or events, analyse data, and support community engagement initiatives, providing evidence-based insights and practical recommendations to strengthen your programs, campaigns, or impact strategies.
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.
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.