Engineering with empathy

Since 2009, Project S.E.R.V.E. has improved the lives of veterans and emergency responders living with injuries or disabling conditions through student-led engineering projects.

Supporting our nation’s bravest. Changing lives.

Project S.E.R.V.E. (formerly QL Plus) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that partners student engineers with veterans and emergency responders to design solutions that improve their quality of life.

Our impact

480+
projects completed

A young man assisting an older man with a walking rehabilitation machine in a clinical setting.

1,300+
veterans served

Young woman wearing safety glasses operating a drill press in a workshop

2,000+
students reached

As featured in

  • The Wall Street Journal logo with the initials WSJ in bold letters.
  • CBS logo with eye symbol and bold text
  • Forbes logo in black text on a white background
  • Seal of the Department of Veterans Affairs featuring a bald eagle with outstretched wings, holding American flags in its talons, with five stars above.

Recent News

Group of bikers, including a person in a wheelchair, participating in a race or cycling event on a road with a rocky background.

“You helped me regain the confidence I needed to live my life to the fullest.”

Pat Kelly, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran

Project: Specialized Bicycle Headrest

Our University Partners

University of Colorado Boulder logo with text
Bucknell University logo in orange text on a white background.
Logo of Colorado School of Mines with the text 'Colorado School of Mines' and a circular emblem with '1874' and an image of a pickaxe and a mountain.
Logo of The Catholic University of America, featuring the university name and shield emblem.
University of Cincinnati logo with red and black text and symbol on a white background.
Logo of the University of Dayton with a blue circle featuring a white church dome and cross, and red text reading 'University of Dayton'.
Duquesne University logo with a red Gothic 'D' and blue text.
George Mason University logo with initials GM and full name on a white background.
Logo for The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Grace College logo with stylized text and a red downward arrow symbol.
The emblem of the Naval War College featuring a shield with a sailing ship, surrounded by a gold and blue crest with a trident, flames, and a banner with the Latin motto 'Ex Scientia Tridens'.
Norwich University logo with a maroon shield featuring a profile of a man and a staircase, and the year 1819, with the university's name below.
Logo of Ohio University with green text on a white background.
Old Dominion University logo with a crown symbol and blue and gray text.
Rowan University logo featuring a torch with flames inside a brown circle.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology logo with red text on a white background.
SDSU logo with San Diego State University written below.
University of South Florida logo with green and white colors and stylized U logo.
Trine University logo with a blue crest and the name 'Trine University' in blue and brown text.
UTSA logo with text 'The University of Texas at San Antonio'
The University of Texas at Austin logo in orange text on a white background.
Virginia Commonwealth University logo with the initials VCU and the university seal.
Virginia Western logo in navy blue text on a white background.
Virginia Military Institute logo with stylized yellow and red 'V' and 'M' letters, encircled by the institute's name.
Virginia Tech logo with burgundy VT symbol above the words Virginia Tech in orange.

Experiential learning opportunities for students

“The program allowed me the opportunity to work with patients directly to better understand how to effectively communicate their wants and needs for a medical device. With this experience I was able to land a job working in the medical device field.”

Ryan Pressley

Virginia Tech Student
2023/24 Participant

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Two men in a workshop; one in a wheelchair with a yellow handcycle, and another standing near a workbench. Tools are on the wall and shelves behind them.
Group of eight young hikers smiling on a trail with autumn trees and a landscape in the background.
A young man with safety glasses operating a large industrial milling machine in a workshop, with metal shavings and equipment around.

 

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