Corporate and foundation relations

Scholarships and financial resources make it possible for deserving undergraduate students to afford higher education while minimizing student loan debt and maximizing the time available for learning.

To position students for success and the college to compete for top student talent, the college offers need- and merit-based scholarships for first-year applicants, transfer students, and current students.

The CoRe Experience is designed to offer first-year students real-world experiences and challenges in the classroom, reinforcing the importance of engineering for solving global challenges. In addition, our professional and personal supports in the living-learning community prepare students for the interdisciplinary work of the future.

Our mission is to provide early engineering students with an understanding of the critical roles engineers play in our society and offer unmatched learning opportunities within a supportive community that encourages academic, professional, and personal success.

We know that fostering life-enriching connections between students and their peers, faculty members, advisors, and corporate representatives helps to cultivate skills and encourage lifelong learning and achievement.

Designed to educate, engage, and connect students for career success, the Center for Spartan Engineering offers opportunities to connect with students early and throughout their academic experience. Working with students as early as their first year to begin exploring career opportunities and develop their professional skills, the Center staff assists with placement in internships, co-ops, and full-time jobs.

Support services developed to ensure academic, personal, and professional success for a diverse group of students are offered through our Inclusion and Diversity efforts, including Broadening Participation K-12, Women in Engineering, First-generation Student Initiatives, Multi-cultural Initiatives, Gender and Sexuality Initiatives, and Veteran and military-connected Students initiatives. Engagement and sponsorship opportunities vary by program.

Corporate partners have the opportunity to engage with and mentor student teams throughout the semester as well as celebrate completed projects at Design Day, the college’s premier undergraduate research event.

Capstone projects represent the culmination of students' engineering academic careers and are required across disciplines. In many cases, students work with corporate partners to tackle real-world, open-ended, interdisciplinary challenges.

Engagement and sponsorship of College of Engineering student groups and vehicle teams offers a variety of opportunities to attend meetings, present at special events, and support the future engineers and computer scientists bringing ideas and innovation to life through collaborative, co-curricular learning.

Many opportunities to support students through the sponsorship of undergraduate research scholarships and project-based work with college faculty exist. Organizations also are invited to give technical presentations on research in their industry as well as sponsor professional development seminars for students.

Graduate students play a critical role in research and teaching and share their knowledge with colleagues around the world through publications, conferences, and professional development opportunities. Fellowships for recruiting the best graduate students will help propel the college to the next level of excellence.

MSU faculty researchers partner with organizations to develop new ideas and test innovations. Opportunities to support these efforts include funding weekly speaker series, providing discretionary funding for faculty and students, establishing masters/Ph.D. fellowship and internship support, project/case studies, sponsored research, and testing and equipment services.

Opportunities include the development or expansion of named or expendable spaces. These could range from dedicated research labs, collaborative learning environments, or multi-purpose spaces that support both academic and industry engagement.

Investing in cutting-edge equipment will significantly enhance research capabilities and experiential learning. This could include laboratory tools, technology for classrooms, or specialized equipment aligned with specific research or academic areas.