Sponsorship
How You Can Participate
Funding
The Center is funded through research grants, Corporate Memberships, executive seminars, and conferences. Funds are used to support the Center's research projects and graduate students, and to maintain relationships with Member Companies and other organizations.
Corporate Membership
Companies are invited to join SSQI as either full ($30,000 per year) or affiliate ($15,000 per year) members. A naming opportunity for the center is also available.
Full members receive one company-designated Center project per year, input to the selection of general Center projects, access to general Center reports, and free admittance to the annual conference for up to three attendees.
Affiliate members receive access to general Center reports, input to the selection of general Center projects, and free admittance for one attendee to the annual conference.
All members receive the following benefits.
Member Benefits
- Access to Resources and Personnel - renowned research facilities and world-class faculty, graduate and undergraduate students
- Access to Students - sponsored internships, early access to top students, priority interviewing
- Interaction with Member Companies - a variety of networking forums for discussion of common concerns and sharing of innovative approaches to problem-solving
- Cutting-Edge Research - opportunity to direct research in the genesis of a new discipline; synergistic effect of series of research projects
Contributions
Companies or individuals may also wish to donate directly to the Center to sponsor faculty, graduate students, conferences or events. Please visit our the Contact Us section of our website in order to get in touch with SSQI faculty.