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Community & Industry Partners: Propose a Project

Thank you for your interest in partnering with us for the Interdisciplinary Capstone (i-Capstone) course! This is an exciting opportunity for you to collaborate with talented and driven students who bring fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to the table. By joining us as a community partner, you can gain additional capacity and support for ongoing projects, as student teams can take on specific projects and infuse new energy into your initiatives. This partnership also demonstrates your commitment to fostering education, innovation, and community well-being.

As a community partner, you will be expected to commit to working with students for an 8-month period, supporting them as they develop their projects and collaborate with you to address real-world challenges.

We invite you to register your interest by completing the form below. If you have any questions, please contact Eryn Stewart, Managing Director at the Future Cities Institute at eryn.stewart@uwaterloo.ca. Let's work together to inspire and create positive change in communities!

Submitting Your Own i-Capstone Project Idea as a Student?

We welcome student-led proposals and are excited to see what you're working on. If you're using this form to submit a capstone idea that you've developed independently, please complete each section as thoughtfully and thoroughly as possible.

Some fields in this form are intended for external organizations or community partners. If a question doesn’t apply to your situation, for example, those related to organizational details or a formal relationship with a project team, you can simply enter “N/A.”

You do not need to have every detail finalized to submit an idea. What’s most helpful at this stage is a clear description of the challenge you’re addressing, your goals for the project, and any initial thoughts on how it could be approached.

Registration timeline

Project proposals for the Spring term are still being accepted. To be considered, please submit your proposal by Friday, April 18, 2025.

Section 1: Preliminary Information

Check this box if you’re a student submitting a project

Project start date:

Spring 2025

Fall 2025

Project title:

Project theme:

Organization name:

Primary contact:

Email address (primary contact):

Phone number (primary contact):

Section 2: Organization Information

Website:

Brief description of the organization:

Size of organization:

Sector/industry:

Section 3: Project Information

Problem area:

What is the central problem that students will explore?

Main objectives:

What are the main objectives of the project?

Scope of work:

What are the key steps (e.g., conduct a literature review, environmental scan, build a prototype, etc.) involved in this project?

Section 4: Deliverables

Describe what kind of deliverables might be relevant, both for problem definition and solution verification/validation (e.g., report, website, presentation, resources, survey tools, new protocols/processes, etc.).

Section 5: Project Team

How frequently would you prefer to meet with the project team?

Please indicate the skills and training that are required or are likely to be useful (e.g., research and analytical skills, presentation skills, machining skills, TCPS2 Core ethics training for research involving human participants, etc.).

Section 6: Required Resources

What types of UWaterloo resources will the project team need to access to complete the project?

For example: computing resources, specialized software, specialized tools/equipment (i.e., 3D printing, laser cutting, circuitry & electronics workbench, manual machining, CNC machining, CNC router, CNC waterjet, wire EDM, waterjet cutting, Mig and Tig welding, etc.)

What resources will the project team need to access from your organization?

For example: datasets, test facilities, etc.

Are there any other resources that the project team will need to access?

Section 7: Intellectual Property

University of Waterloo Policy 73 says that creators own their own intellectual property. Capstone projects need to be evaluated academically, including public presentations. NDA and/or commercialization agreements are possible, but are not used for the majority of projects. Would you like to discuss setting up either an NDA or a commercialization agreement for this project?

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