Ways to Partner
Partners with purpose
Engage Virginia Tech as an extension of your team
Powering what’s next
In the modern economy, talent and technology are the leading sources of competitive advantage for organizations. As the very nature of work changes, firms are seeking new platforms for partnership and innovation. Virginia Tech, the largest and most comprehensive university in the commonwealth, offers pioneering models in education, cutting-edge research, and scale to be the engine for industry.
We are your go-to-partner.
Why choose
Virginia Tech
We connect great companies with great opportunities at Virginia Tech.
Talent Work-ready graduates, including more than half of Virginia’s engineers
Research A $450M+ research enterprise that thrives on cross-cutting collaboration
Partnerships Proven track record for aligning goals and catalyzing big ideas
And a dedicated team to
make it all happen.
Co-creators of
what’s possible
Our model is simple: Engage early and often with our partners to understand their changing strategic needs. We work closely with companies and foundations to expand and strengthen their connections with Virginia Tech’s rich network of students, faculty, research, programs, and infrastructure. From research collaborations to experiential learning, we help our partners assess and access the opportunities at Virginia Tech that can help them meet their goals.
How to build lasting advantage in
a fast-moving landscape
We produce your greatest asset: talent. With more than 38,000 students based around the commonwealth, Virginia Tech can help you support and engage top undergraduates and graduates in critical fields like data science, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing. Participating in signature programs and project-based learning will help you shape the next generation of problem-solvers while creating meaningful experiences for your team members.
- Scholarships and fellowships
- Project-based learning
- Internships and co-ops
- Undergraduate student challenges
- Executive education
- Sponsored research
- Donated equipment
Virginia Tech is breaking down barriers across academia and industry to accelerate solutions that matter. For your company, our cross-cutting research can address near-term technical problems and develop breakthrough technologies. You can help develop tomorrow’s leaders by working closely with us to design real-world class projects that blend technical and team skills. And partners are encouraged to participate in strategic discussions via business roundtables, industry affiliate programs, and focused events to stay at the forefront of innovation.
- Sponsored research
- Embedded faculty member
- Steering committee
- Project-based learning
- Capstone projects
- Innovation summits
Share your valuable insights with our researchers to advance use-inspired projects, and we can help you secure competitive technology and work-ready talent. Our state-of-the-art facilities, pioneering research, and award-winning faculty members create opportunities for joint federal awards and public-private programs with unique assets like security clearances and intellectual property. By joining our industry affiliate programs, companies gain access to specialized recruiting, pre-competitive research, and participation in communities of practice.
- Sponsored research
- Faculty and graduate fellowships
- Donated equipment
- Industry affiliate programs
- Innovation fund
Imagine Virginia Tech’s dynamic work with your name at the center of it. More than just affirming your company’s commitment to innovation, you can help shape how it happens — by sponsoring student challenges, donating specialized equipment in labs, or championing creative spaces. Naming rights for professorships, fellowships, and facilities build on the affinity of our community for Virginia Tech, supporting corporate branding and sustainability goals in the process.
- Scholarships and fellowships
- Undergraduate student challenges
- Donated equipment
- Project-based learning
- Named spaces
- Internships
By working alongside Virginia Tech faculty and students through on-site research programs, our industry partners gain new skills while delivering results at home. Creating a faculty champion establishes a permanent connection to campus to drive your company’s research and talent goals. Want to go a step further? Companies that co-locate with Virginia Tech tap into an innovative ecosystem built on creative collisions. One of the nation’s leading university-affiliated research parks, the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, is located next to our Blacksburg campus and has housed more than 750 premier organizations.
- Co-location with Virginia Tech
- Steering committees
- Faculty champions
- Advisory board opportunities
Our Partners
Solution-focused companies across sectors — from healthcare to finance to agriculture — are leveraging Virginia Tech’s broad expertise and convening experience.
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Our innovation network starts with faculty
Virginia Tech faculty and researchers can leverage industry and foundation partnerships to inspire new research opportunities, funding, and practical applications while expanding professional networks and enriching student learning. Our team’s two-way support builds and sustains the collaborative work needed to drive positive change. Discover how our team can help your research make a difference.
