Partnership

Power the Future of Mobility

OSU EcoCAR is Ohio State's premier automotive engineering competition team. Your investment funds real engineering — and real engineers.

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Direct access to 60+ engineers across 8 subteams actively seeking internships and full-time roles in automotive, software, and systems engineering.

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Your logo on a nationally competing vehicle and team materials at EcoCAR Innovation Challenge events. Real visibility, earned on track.

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At the Presenting tier, products and technologies you provide are put to work on an active engineering project — and you get the honest results.

Partnership Tiers

Tier

Annual / In-Kind

What you get

Title Sponsorship

$10,000+

Logo on vehicle (primary placement), apparel, website, and all non-confidential materials
Priority access to graduating talent — dedicated recruiting contact + resume book
Long-term product / technology evaluation: hardware, software, or materials your team provides are actively used and reported on in real engineering conditions (non-confidential findings only)
Custom partnership scope negotiated to fit what's permissible

Gold

$5,000–$9,999

Silver

$2,500–$4,999

Bronze

$1,000–$2,499

Supporter

$250–$999

In-Kind

Fair market value

All contributions — products, software licenses, materials, services — valued at fair market rate toward any tier
Hardware / component sponsors at Presenting tier eligible for real-world product evaluation program

We're proud to work alongside industry leaders who believe in hands-on engineering education.

Download our partnership prospectus for detailed tier benefits, team metrics, and past competition results.