Engineering Summer Program

The 2026 Engineering Summer Program Application is live! Visit our website to learn more and apply!

Engineering Summer Program - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison Love math and science? Interested in exploring engineering? Learn more about the UW-Madison College of Engineering Summer Program.

Congratulations to ESP alumna Katarina Dries! We're so proud of you!

Three NEEP students awarded American Nuclear Society scholarships - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison Three outstanding NEEP students were awarded scholarships from the American Nuclear Society.

First weekend of ESP 2025 ☑️

The 2025 Engineering Summer Program Application is live! Visit our website to learn more and apply!

Engineering Summer Program - College of Engineering - University of Wisconsin-Madison Love math and science? Interested in exploring engineering? Learn more about the UW-Madison College of Engineering Summer Program.

https://www.trane.com/commercial/north-america/us/en/about-us/newsroom/blogs/fostering-future-engineers.html

Check out this article by Trane Technologies about ESP's recent visit to their partner company, RenewAire! Read about the history of ESP and the way that these companies are contributing to the future of the education of new engineers!

Fostering Future Engineers: Trane Collaborates with RenewAire and University of Wisconsin Trane and RenewAire have teamed up with the University of Wisconsin – Madison's Engineering Summer Program (ESP) to inspire the next generation of engineers. This collaboration introduces high school students to HVAC technology and engineering disciplines through hands-on activities, industrial to...

That's a wrap on ESP 2024! Congratulations to all of our students for completing this rigorous program! We are so excited to see where you all go next - we're sure it will be amazing!

Thank you to all of the hard work by our staff members which made this program possible!

Stay tuned for photos of our closing ceremony - coming soon!

Some of our students formed a Run Club, which met every morning at 6:05 AM to go running together with one of our counselors on the Lake Shore Path. They definitely had a sense of humor and a lot of fun together!

Last weekend our students finished their Engineering Design projects by putting together posters explaining their projects and presenting at our Engineering Design Showcase on Thursday! During the showcase, they were evaluated by our counselors and staff and visitors voted on the team they thought had the strongest poster!

The results were as follows:
Best Overall Design: Claire A, Julianna P, David P
Best Overall Design Runner-Up: Teni S, Teddy L, Aisling M, Cale L
Best Overall Design Third Place: Carlos G-M, Kanmani E, Abby V, Benicio D
Best Poster: Jackson A, Anabelle A, Leilani A, David O

Congratulations to all of our students for your hard work! It definitely paid off as you all had incredibly innovative, creative, and practical designs! And thank you to everyone who made it out to support our students!

Last weekend, our ESP students explored all that Madison has to offer on the summer weekends! We started off by taking on the Dane County Farmers' Market. Then we went paddleboarding with UW-Madison Hoofers! We also had a water balloon fight on the back lawn of Dejope Residence Hall and stopped by State Street for some tasty treats!

At ESP, not every part of the day is focused on engineering. In the evenings, students get time to relax, unwind, and spend time together as they would as college students. Some of the activities that students can choose from include court sports, soccer, watching movies, playing card games, and much more! Other activities such as doing each others' hair and giving piggyback rides are much more spontaneous and so much fun!

Our second industry tour took us to RenewAire in Waunakee, WI. Students investigated renewable energy with windmill kits, competing with each other to design a windmill that could generate the most energy. We toured their manufacturing facilities, where they develop, test, and build HVAC systems. Students visited the labs where engineers test their products to ensure they are performing as expected. We ended the tour with a Q&A with some employees of RenewAire, where students learned about day-to-day life as an engineer and the roles specific engineering majors might have at their company.