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.
Sponsor a Project
Interested in sponsoring a project idea?
Fill out this Project Form and we’ll be in touch to discuss it more!

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 projects such as Wall of Sound 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.
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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NCSU 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. |