MITEC Launchpad

The MITEC Launchpad is an initiative within the MIT Energy & Climate Club to provide MIT students the opportunity to solve real-world climate and energy problems with leading professionals in the industry. The program was first piloted last year and is now expanding to more projects with more organizations in the 2023-2024 school year.

Launchpad teams work with partner companies for 6 - 10 week projects during the fall and spring semesters. Each project consists of a graduate student team lead as an experienced project manager, three to five undergraduate students, and occasionally, the Launchpad program directors who help scope projects and can provide guidance on project direction. Each team meets with their partner company on a weekly basis and provides a final deliverable at the end of the semester. Each student on the team has an expected time commitment of approximately five hours a week.