MDP offers 2-semester engineering design project experiences, where first-year undergraduate through professional masters students earn course credit and gain real world experience. Click to learn more about what it is like to participate on Faculty Research Teams and Industry Sponsored Projects and check out all of our projects here.

Projects start on the first day of classes in January, and run during both winter and fall 2025. Students must be on campus and enrolled for credit both semesters in 2025 to be eligible to apply. Summer work is not guaranteed – read the “more information” tab on each project for more details on summer participation.

The 2025 MDP application is now closed. We will open our waitlist by October 11, and it will be linked in the Apply box below. Not all projects will be available on the waitlist. The waitlist application will require one resume, and an Experience and Interest form for each project of interest. There will be no video interviews for the waitlist. If you have any questions, contact our office at engin-mdp@umich.edu.