Sponsorship Levels

There are several flexible sponsorship options available to suit your requirements and depending on your budget. These include website/announcement advertising, team/theme/hardware sponsorship, Optional team mentoring or judging, exhibit options during the finals, resume book & new hire candidate recommendations from judges, keynote speaker at finals.

The Cornell Cup invites you to become one of our sponsors and establish your company as supporting some of the best engineering students in North America.

ALL Sponsors receive the following:

  • Marketing & advertising to 200 universities (proportional to level)
  • Team resume book, final team reports, & students as prospective employees
  • Opportunities to market special offers to Cup students
  • Invitation to finals event at NASA Kennedy Space Center
  • Inclusion in all complete sponsor lists–including recognition in Cornell Cup Exhibit team attending events

Additional Sponsorship Benefits (A la Carte Pricing):

Tier III ($15,000)
Choose one from the following:

  • Award dinner sponsorship
  • Exhibition team
  • Premier speaker opportunity
  • Wild card award sponsor

Tier II ($10,000)
Choose one from the following:

  • Sponsor’s booth at final event
  • Lunch event sponsorship
  • Breakfast event sponsorship
  • Premium product survey & feedback interviews
  • Team mentoring
  • Application round award/theme opportunity
  • Speaker or panel speaker opportunity

Tier I ($5,000)
Choose one from the following:

  • Company representative finals judge
  • Refreshment sponsorship
  • Featured products
  • Featured discounts
  • Featured technical support

Or combine benefits at a significant discount for specific sponsorship levels:

Platinum ($40,000 and above)

  • Listed in all press releases as a main sponsor
  • Special finals award/theme opportunity ($5,000 or less)
  • (2) Tier III, (2) Tier II, & (2) Tier I options
  • Plus (1) Tier II or (2) Tier I options
  • All lower tier benefits

Gold ($25,000-$39,999)

  • Finals highlight video sponsor
  • Finals award/theme opportunity ($2,500 or less)
  • (1) Tier III, (1) Tier II, & (1) Tier I options
  • Plus (1) Tier II or (2) Tier I options
  • All lower tier benefits

Silver ($10,000-$24,999)

  • Team online Q&A session(s) featured sponsor
  • Semi-finals award/theme opportunity
  • (1) Tier II or (2) Tier I options
  • All lower tier benefits

Bronze ($5,000-$9,999)

  • Company banner at key events
  • (1) Tier 1 option