Partnership
Partner With Ohio State EcoCAR
Ohio State EcoCAR is integrating an enhanced hybrid propulsion system into the 2026 Jeep Cherokee for the EcoCAR Innovation Challenge (2026 to 2030). Ohio State teams have placed first in eight of the last ten AVTC competition years. Partner support funds the vehicle work and the students doing it.
Why Partner
- Talent Pipeline
- Access to 50+ students across 7 subteams, undergraduate and graduate, seeking internships and full-time roles in automotive, software, and systems engineering.
- Brand Exposure
- Your logo on the team's competition vehicle and materials at EcoCAR Innovation Challenge events, where 20 North American universities compete.
- Product Evaluation
- At the Title tier, products and technologies you provide are used on an active vehicle project, and you receive the non-confidential 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
- Logo on vehicle (prominent placement)
- Logo on apparel, website, and non-confidential presentations
- Priority job / internship posting to the full team
- Early access to the graduating talent pipeline
Silver
$2,500–$4,999
- Logo on vehicle (standard placement)
- Logo on team website and apparel
- Resume book — team resumes shared with your recruiting contact
- Recruitment table at one team event per year
Bronze
$1,000–$2,499
- Logo on team apparel
- Logo on team website and non-confidential presentation decks
- End-of-year summary update
Supporter
$250–$999
- Logo on team website
- Social media acknowledgment
- Listed in team presentation credits
In-Kind
Fair market value
- All contributions — products, software licenses, materials, services — valued at fair market rate toward any tier
- Hardware and component sponsors at the Title tier are eligible for the product evaluation program
EcoCAR Innovation Challenge Sponsors
The competition is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors, Stellantis, and MathWorks, and managed by Argonne National Laboratory.
