Find your project.
Build something real.
Discover campus projects, find collaborators, and turn ideas into portfolio-ready work. Whether it’s an app, a research study, or a community initiative—start building today.
Funded by SLI & MESA at Foothill College
What’s happening now
Projects on campus
Real projects, real students, right now. Jump in or start your own.
Food Insecurity Dashboard
Mapping access to Panther Pantry and CalFresh resources with interactive data visualization. We're building a tool that helps students find food assistance quickly and helps administrators understand where gaps exist on campus.
CRISPR Explainer Series
Creating accessible animated explainers to make gene-editing science approachable for everyone. Short-form videos that break down CRISPR technology for non-science students.
Campus Sustainability Tracker
A mobile app tracking waste, energy, and water use across campus with real-time student reporting. Think citizen science meets campus sustainability.
UX Designer for First-Gen Resume Builder
Need someone with an eye for design to help polish our resume builder UI. Experience with Figma or similar tools a plus. This is a meaningful project that directly helps students.
Student-Project Matching Engine
AI-powered tool that matches students to projects based on skills, interests, and availability. Building the recommendation engine that powers ProjectBridge itself.
First-Gen Resume Builder
A tool that helps first-generation college students translate campus experience — clubs, projects, volunteering — into professional resume language.
Data Analyst for Campus Sustainability
Working on analyzing campus energy and waste data. Need help with pandas, matplotlib, and possibly building a simple dashboard.
How it works
Three moves. Zero friction.
Whether you’re starting fresh or looking to join something in motion.
Find a Project
Browse by discipline, skill, or time commitment. Take the 3-question quiz for personalized matches.
Jump In
Send a one-line intro to join a team. Or post your own idea and recruit collaborators in under 2 minutes.
Build & Document
Track milestones, post weekly updates, and grow a portfolio of real work that speaks louder than grades.
Competition & event projects
These teams didn’t stop.
Projects born at Google Case, Innovation Challenge, Enactus, and more — continuing on ProjectBridge.
Food Insecurity Dashboard
Mapping access to Panther Pantry and CalFresh resources with interactive data visualization. We're building a tool that helps students find food assistance quickly and helps administrators understand where gaps exist on campus.
CRISPR Explainer Series
Creating accessible animated explainers to make gene-editing science approachable for everyone. Short-form videos that break down CRISPR technology for non-science students.
First-Gen Resume Builder
A tool that helps first-generation college students translate campus experience — clubs, projects, volunteering — into professional resume language.
Going to an event solo?
Find teammates before the event starts — or join someone else’s team.
All disciplines welcome
The best projects cross boundaries.
CS meets biology meets design meets social justice. That’s where the magic happens.
What the research found
Four real barriers. One bridge.
Student interviews across MESA, Puente, and Umoja revealed a consistent pattern.
High Demand, Low Access
Students apply for SLI spring internships but there aren't enough spots. Rejected by capacity, not effort.
The Time Tax
Three heavy classes leave zero time to wander campus. If it isn't surfaced to you, it doesn't exist.
The Chaos Factor
Club projects lack briefs and follow-up. Students show up once, don't know what to do, and disappear.
The Graveyard Effect
When a student leader graduates, all their work and momentum vanish. ProjectBridge is the archive that prevents this.
Campus resources
Everything in one place.
One of the biggest barriers is not knowing what already exists.
Science Learning Institute (SLI)
Spring internship program — competitive, limited spots.
Learn more →ETI
2–3 year hands-on learning program for entrepreneurial students.
Learn more →KCI Innovation Challenge
Campus innovation competition for teams that want structured goals.
Learn more →MESA
Math, Engineering, Science Achievement — supports first-gen STEM students.
Learn more →Puente & Umoja
Learning communities supporting Latinx and African American students.
Learn more →Enactus
Student org using entrepreneurial action to make social impact.
Learn more →Help us keep the bridge open.
ProjectBridge is free for all students — sustained by community support.
Don’t let your idea go to the graveyard.
Every project on ProjectBridge is a blueprint the next generation can build on.