Corporate and Foundation Partnership Opportunities
Clemson University is preparing the next generation of leaders and innovators across many fields and industries. We offer many ways for your corporation or foundation to partner with us to reach this shared objective. In addition, we welcome your ideas for building strong public-private sector collaborations. Please contact Anne Barr, Sr. Director of Corporate Relations, to inquire about partnership opportunities with Clemson University.
Students
By supporting students through undergraduate scholarships or graduate fellowships, your organization can truly shape the future. Clemson recruits the very highest achieving students, and your gift allows the University to attract these students and to fulfill a financial need.
In-kind gifts of equipment and software
To keep our programs as up-to-date and business-relevant as possible, we solicit your donations of equipment, software and supplies.
Facilities and laboratories
By providing support for new and existing facilities and laboratories, companies and foundations can receive enhanced visibility on campus through naming opportunities and will positively impact the student learning environment at the university.
Faculty
Endowed chairs and professorships are critical to ensure that top-quality faculty are recruited and retained at Clemson. Top faculty create superior educational and research outcomes.
Research projects
Research is at the heart of the University. When you support research performed at Clemson, you invest not only in bright, innovative minds, but also in the advancement of new technologies and solutions to the world’s greatest challenges. These visionaries—both faculty and students—answer questions, create products and solve problems.
Corporate matching funds
When you provide matching gift programs for your employees, you not only encourage their philanthropy, but you also increase the impact of their gift on the University. Please view our list of companies that have an active gift matching program.
Visiting executives
Your expertise helps our students understand the current climate outside the classroom. Visiting executives also introduce some of our most talented students to your organization.
Recruiting
Our students are the greatest asset that we can share with the business world. For access to graduating students, contact the Clemson Career Center.
Cooperative Education and Internships
Clemson offers opportunities for students to alternate semesters of academic studies with semesters of paid, career-related work experience. The Cooperative Education Program is a valuable partnership between the University and a number of businesses and government agencies. This partnership among industry, business and the University’s students offers an advantage to both employers and the student participants.