"An engaged technical community with the vision of changing the world through engineering education, innovation and practical action."

Welcome to Engineers for a Sustainable World

ESW is an action-oriented organization focused on networking students and professionals in technical modes for advancing our society's approach to sustainability. ESW mobilizes engineers through education, collaboration and practical action. With over 20 chapters at universities across the United States, as well as a network of over 4000 individuals interested in sustainability, ESW is involved in everything from sustainability promotion and development activities on university campuses to projects across the world.

Recent News

(May 5, 2009) ESW Selects 2009 SEED Program Volunteers
Once again, ESW received more applications than program slots for our highly competitive Summer Engineering Experience in Development (SEED) Program. This year's SEED cohort come from Cornell, Gonzaga, Northwestern, Stanford, Swarthmore, UC Berkeley, and Univ. of Virginia. For those students not selected for this year's program, we encourage you to apply again next year.

(April 24, 2009) ESW-USF Members Win Prestigious EPA (P3) Phase II Grant
Congratulations ESW-Univ. of South Florida (USF) chapter! ESW student members and their chapter faculty advisor recently received a competitive Phase II Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The $75,000 award was part of the EPA’s prestigious People, Prosperity, and Planet (P3) Competition. The USF team was one of six selected nationally to receive the annual award. Read more about their project at: http://usfweb3.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/?a=1382&z=31

(April 3, 2009) 2009 SEED Incubation Fund Recipients Announced
Thanks to the generosity of the Fundacion Sanjuan, ESW is pleased to announce that over $8,000 in SEED incubation funding will be awarded this spring to four ESW chapters to support their international sustainability projects this summer. For more information about the SEED Incubation Fund and the selected projects, please visit http://www.eswusa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=16.

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