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Creating a successful project

Fast-track your Breaking Barriers project! Use our guide below to create a project that meets criteria for quicker approval. When drafting your project, remember you’re addressing two audiences: students and the program team.

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1. Students

Your project should help students build workforce-ready skills. Consider their perspective: interests, availability, and the ability to complete the project in 60 hours over 2 to 8 weeks (maximum 30 hours per week).

Your posting must describe a fully-developed project, not a job description. Include clear deliverables, such as source code, presentations, or marketing materials, and specify what students will upload upon project completion. If under an NDA, clarify how deliverables will be handled.

2. Program Team

We evaluate projects for clarity, alignment with educational goals, and completeness. Use our project template to ensure you include:

  • Goal, scope, expectations, and deliverables

  • Required skills, resources, and mentorship plans

When reviewing completed projects as part of the payment process, the program team will evaluate against the project scope outlined in your original posting. Ensure the description is accurate and detailed to avoid delays.

Employers can match two projects, and each project is limited to 2 students.

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