Make a Global Impact Through Service
Volunteering abroad is a meaningful way to apply your engineering skills while engaging with new cultures and addressing real-world challenges. As a Gator Engineer, you can contribute to community-led, sustainable projects that improve lives and support local development.
These programs combine service, cultural immersion, and hands-on learning, helping you grow both personally and professionally while making a difference around the world.
How to Get Involved
Engineers Without Borders – UF Chapter
Join a team of UF students, faculty mentors, and professional engineers to design and implement sustainable solutions in communities around the world.
At the UF EWB chapter, students participate in every phase of project development, including design, research, lesson planning, fundraising, and on-the-ground implementation. Get involved and help drive meaningful change while advancing sustainable development.
Learn more about current initiatives in Nepal and Peru.
Participation is open to all majors and backgrounds, and you don’t need to travel to contribute; there are plenty of ways to make an impact from Gainesville.
UF in Galway & Gweedore – Youth Development, Irish Culture, and Service Learning
Immerse yourself in Irish culture while contributing to community-based youth development initiatives. This program blends meaningful service work with cultural exploration in two distinct and vibrant regions of Ireland. Learn more>>