Sponsorship
ECE Senior Design has been fortunate to have great partners from industry and academia to work with our students. Sponsorship provides many benefits such as:
- Work with bright, enthusiastic students with new ideas
- Opportunity to evaluate ECE students as prospective employees
- Implement a proof of concept for a new product solution
- Access new technologies, approaches, and the latest equipment and tools.
- Interaction with the NC State community.
Submit a Project Idea
Interested in sponsoring a project idea? Have a rough outline of a possible project?
Fill out this Project Form with your idea or to show your interest and we will be in touch to discuss it more!
Call for Senior Design Projects Fall 2025
ECE Senior Design Program is preparing for a new cohort of projects for Fall 2025. These projects should fit within the scope of two semesters (Fall 2025-Spring 2026), be relevant, exciting, and solve a problem for you. More information about how the Senior Design Program works, IP and Confidentiality and more can be found on this page.
Please click here for other important details about this Project Call.
Financial support statement
| Organization | Financial Support | Comments |
| Corporate | $5000-10,000 per project | |
| Government | $5000-10,000 per project | |
| Educational Institutions | Parts for personal interest projects appreciated. $2000-$5000 + parts for funded projects |
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| Start-ups | Part reimbursement for unfunded for-profit startups appreciated. $2000-$5000 + parts for funded projects |
Happy to assist start-ups to get on their feet, once funding comes in please remember us with more funded projects or donations. |
| Individuals | Sponsor provided parts for personal interest projects appreciated. OR $1500 to $2500 if the sponsor budget allows |
Individuals with interesting projects not intended for profit are encouraged. |
| Non-profit | Sponsor provided parts for unfunded projects appreciated. $2000-$5000 + parts for funded projects |
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| NC State Faculty | Contact ECE Senior Design | There are a number of ways to structure based on funding |
| Students | None required. | Students are welcomed, but not required to bring in their own project ideas. |
Intellectual Property and Confidentiality
The Senior Design Program has an exemption for IP created for students during their project, such that NC State University does not have the rights to the generated IP. Students and sponsors may negotiate ownership of this IP and NDAs as part of the Project Agreement as long as the students are notified before they select the project.
ECE Senior Design Program: How it works !
THANKS TO ALL OUR SPONSORS
For more than a century IBM has been dedicated to every client’s success and to creating innovations that matter for the world. They have sponsored projects such as a Cognitive Telescope Network Simulator and Smart Manufacturing for Paper Processing. Learn more about IBM here.
The Army Research Office (ARO) based in Research Triangle Park, N.C., drives cutting-edge and disruptive scientific discoveries that will enable crucial future Army technologies and capabilities through high-risk, high pay-off research opportunities. They have sponsored several projects that deters elephants from agriculture area in sub-Saharan Africa. Learn more about ARO here.
RIoT serves as a convener for the IoT community. RIoT offers a startup accelerator, R&D lab, educational programs, and more. They have sponsored projects such as Urban Water Monitoring and an Interactive Alphabet Wall. Learn more about RIOT here.
