IPAM offers opportunities for corporations to participate in our scientific programs, propose topics for programs, and support activities that are designed to promote diversity in math and science. For more information on any of the opportunities listed below, please contact IPAM’s Chief Administrative Officer.
SPONSOR A RIPS PROJECT
Industrial participation is a defining feature of Research in Industrial Projects for Students. RIPS offers industry-sponsored research projects to undergraduate students in math and related disciplines. IPAM recruits corporate sponsors to propose a project and provide feedback and support to the student team throughout the nine-week program. The sponsors benefit from the results of the research as well as from access to highly talented student participants–some of whom may work for the company afterwards.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS
IPAM long programs, workshops and summer schools benefit from the participation of industrial researchers, and the corporation benefits from the training, networking, recruiting, and opportunities for collaboration that the IPAM program offers. Members of the research staff from a variety of industries, such as data processing, information technology, aerospace, biotechnology, and engineering, come to IPAM workshops and programs.
We invite industry sponsorship of IPAM programs. IPAM offers scientific workshops and summer schools on topics that may be relevant to your company’s current research. The level and benefits associated with these sponsorship opportunities are negotiable and can be designed to suit your organization’s specific needs.
We also invite researchers from corporations to suggest a topic for a scientific program. This can be a 2 or 3-day “exploratory” workshop, a five-day workshop, a 1 to 3-week summer school, or a three-month long program.
DIVERSITY PROGRAMS
IPAM offers workshops and conferences that promote diversity in the mathematical sciences and encourage underrepresented minorities to pursue research careers—priorities that many corporations share. We seek corporate sponsorship for these activities as well.
EMPLOYER MATCHING PROGRAMS
Finally, we encourage individuals making personal donations to IPAM to seek matching contributions from their employer. You may check UCLA’s database to see if your company has a matching gift program before making your donation.