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Corporate Partnership


Partnership Tiers

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Boilermaker ($10,000) – Basic Engagement
  • Company logo and profile featured on ICON's website and LinkedIn profile
  • 10 complimentary passes to attend ICON weekly technical seminars (25 seminars per year)
  • Distribution of up to 10 job or internship postings per year to ICON's internal list (reaching 1,000+ students and 125+ faculty across 15 departments)
  • Up to 10 complimentary registrations to the ICON Student Conferences (about 50+ poster presentations and 200+ attendees annually)
  • Option of 1-hour annual consultation with ICON co-directors to explore research or hiring interests
  • Option to submit up to 1 whitepaper call per year for faculty project proposals (average response rate: 10-15 abstracts)
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Gemini 8 ($50,000) – Strategic Collaboration
  • All Boilermaker tier benefits
  • Premium logo placement on ICON digital media and select physical banners for ICON events (e.g., weekly seminars, Student Conferences/Symposiums)
  • 1 invited talk opportunity per year at an ICON event (seminar, symposium, or professional development session)
  • 1 reserved table or booth at ICON Student Conferences
  • 2 exclusive passes to ICON's Purdue football tailgate event with Professional MS students (approx. 60 students across Robotics, Autonomy, and IoT programs)
  • Access to the ICON student resume book (updated annually, includes ~100 excellent MS/PhD students)
  • Invitation to participate in joint grant proposals or industry-university consortia, when aligned with mutual priorities
  • Option to visit ICON faculty labs and facilities
  • Option to host 1 private virtual networking session per year with up to 50 excellent ICON students
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Apollo 11 ($150,000) – Flagship Research Partnership
  • All Gemini 8 tier benefits
  • 1 full-year research sponsorship for a Purdue PhD student (selected by the company from all applicants) working on a company-priority research topic; engagements include bi-monthly check-ins, joint publications, and IP discussions
  • Host up to one in-person event per year dedicated to the industry partner to help recruiting (with interactions up to 100 ICON-affiliated faculty and students)