Share Your Impact Project Request or Questions

Interested in an Impact Project?

Although applications for the 2026 cycle are now closed, we welcome inquiries from individuals and organizations exploring future collaborations. Submit your question or idea using the form below - just select Impact Projects - and we will follow up with you directly.

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Question or Project Request(Required)

Do you have a question about E4C's Impact Projects? Do you have a project request?

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Please let us know how we can help you.

Organization Name(Required)

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Where is your organization headquartered?

Proposed Project

Provide details of your proposed project(s) that will be used to evaluate your request. Impact Projects are supported remotely by E4C Fellows part time between May and September. If your request is approved your responses below (in addition to any conversations we have) will help us to select a Fellow from our applicant pool who is well suited to delivering your project.

Project Type(Required)

What is this inquiry about? Select 1 of the 3 project types that match closest. You can find more details on our Impact Project page.

Proposed Impact Project(Required)

Please provide initial details of your project idea(s). Consider the objectives you would aim to achieve through the project and how it will advance your organization's mission and goals. Reminder: project scopes should be achievable by an early-career technical professional focusing on the project for an equivalent of 2 - 2.5 months full-time.

Project Impact(Required)

What would the anticipated environmental or social impact of your project be?

Candidate Requirements(Required)

What required and desired qualities would a Fellow need to have to successfully deliver your project? Consider any of the following: Their responsibilities in delivering the project; Their background; Their skills; Their region (would it help for them to have a local perspective or certain lived experience?)

Candidate Critical Skills (Optional)

Please select 1 - 5 critical skills that candidates will require to successfully deliver your project. (This question is optional at this stage. If not provided, we will contact you for further information by early December.)

Project Funding Method(Required)

Please select the funding strategy for your Impact Project. Each Impact Project costs $20,000USD to support. Because we know the organizations around the world can benefit from working with E4C, we aim to support 10% of projects each year on a pro-bono or cost share basis. Additionally, we offer discounts for organizations operating entirely in the global south.

Timezone (Optional)

What is the timezone of the office the project(s) will be based from, in UTC [Universal Time Code]? Feel free to indicate the specific country.

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Please upload any documents you feel may be helpful to the E4C team in processing and considering your request or post-approval.

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Any Additional Comments (Optional)

Please use this field to share any additional comments or questions in relation to your Impact Project request(s).

Impact Project Idea (Optional)

If you have initial thoughts about a proposed Impact Project, feel free to share any additional context here that may be helpful in answering your question.

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API Development
Back End Programming
CAD Modeling
CAD Rendering
Chemical process design, fabrication, and analysis
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
Control Systems + Systems Design / Analysis
Data Analysis + Statistics
Electronics Design, Prototyping, and Testing
Energy Systems design + Analysis
Financial Analysis / Business Model Development
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Front End Programming
Graphic Design
Human Centered Design
Interviewing / User Research
Languages (specify which in candidate description)
Machine Design
Manufacturing/Design for Manufacturing
MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)
Multidisciplinary Communication
Policy Science Interface
Process Design
Programming
Prototyping / Fast Prototyping
QA/QC
Relationship Building
Research
Structural Design and Analysis
Technical writing and documentation
Thermal-Fluid Systems modeling and analysis
UI/UX
Water Resource Management

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