Sponsors
Our program is made possible thanks to the generous support of these organizations.
Founding Partner Sponsor
An independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 “to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense….” With an annual budget of $7.3 billion (FY 2015), NSF is the funding source for approximately 24% of all federally supported basic research conducted by America’s colleges and universities. In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing. http://www.nsf.gov
Partner Sponsors
Institutional Support
Ranked among the top three engineering schools in the world, the University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering offers a dynamic, interdisciplinary, hands-on education; challenges conventional thinking; values creativity and imagination; and engages students and faculty who are driven by social commitment and a desire to change the world. In the classroom, the research lab, or the design studio, the Berkeley Engineering community is both welcoming and tightly knit. Whether pursuing groundbreaking research or teaching students, our faculty members are engaged and accessible. We’re a village of entrepreneurs and collaborators within the big city of a renowned public university. http://engineering.berkeley.edu
Past Sponsors
Past Program Sponsors
The Murray Slater Foundation – Partner sponsor: 2021, Premier Sponsor: 2022
Qualcomm – Premier Sponsor: 2018, 2019
SanDisk – Premier Sponsor: 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018
The Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation – Founding Partner Sponsor: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018
Crunchyroll – Founding Partner Sponsor: 2016, 2017, and 2018
State Farm – Partner Sponsor: 2018
The Aptiv Foundation – Scholarship Sponsor: 2018
“When women are not involved in science and technology, experiences, insight, and needs that are unique to women are overlooked and innovation is limited.”
Member of theThe Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation