» Industrial Affiliates Program
The WaterCAMPWS offers a number of opportunities for its Industrial Affiliates:
- Early review of, and personal participation in WaterCAMPWS developments, research activities and projects
- Access to advanced technology methods, procedures, equipment and researchers
- Direct introduction to bright and talented graduate students for internship and professional placement
- Tremendous leveraging of R&D funding - Affiliate`s funds combined with other Affiliates` contributions and NSF funds
- Opportunity to license new WaterCAMPWS technologies on a preferred basis
- Use of state-of-the-art WaterCAMPWS research, testing and fabrication facilities at preferred rates
- Potential for limited fabrication and manufacturing assistance from WaterCAMPWS researchers and engineers
- Opportunity to network with other WaterCAMPWS Industrial Affiliates at WaterCAMPWS seminars and workshops
- Access to WaterCAMPWS researchers for exclusive, sponsored research
- Access to the WaterCAMPWS Education Program for middle and high schools for company-sponsored educational activities
Partnership Levels
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Associate Member
Companies with 100-500 employees: $5,000/yr
Companies with less than 100 employees, municipalities, and wastewater utilities: $1,500/yr
Not-for-Profit and Government Groups: no membership fee
Associate member-level benefits include:- Access to annual reports of the WaterCAMPWS research and activities
- Subscription to WaterCAMPWS newsletters and announcements
- Copies of, or electronic access to, publications resulting from WaterCAMPWS-funded Non-Proprietary Research
- Membership on the WaterCAMPWS Industry/Practitioner Advisory Board
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Regular Member
Introductory Membership is $10,000/yr. Benefits of membership at the Regular Member level include Associate Member benefits as well as:
- Attendance at specialized WaterCAMPWS workshops, meetings and industry reviews
- Opportunity to place a research scientist or engineer to work on-site at the WaterCAMPWS
- Facilitated access to WaterCAMPWS equipment, graduate students and faculty consultants
- Right to be nominated and selected as Chair or Vice-Chair of the Industry/Practitioner Advisory Board
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Director`s Circle Level
Active Role Membership with full benefits is $25,000/yr. In addition to those mentioned above, benefits include Regular and Associate Member benefits as well as:
- Opportunity for DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE MEMBER Day (day dedicated to WaterCAMPWS related interest of the DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE MEMBER)
- Opportunity to review confidential disclosures of inventions or computer software programs submitted by researchers which result from Non-Proprietary Research funded through WaterCAMPWS
- Free access to WaterCAMPWS on-line non-credit courses and seminars
- Free access to conferences and workshops for a limited number of representatives
- Right to be nominated and selected as a member of the Research Advisory Board
- Non-Exclusive Royalty Free internal research use license for intellectual property resulting from Non-Proprietary Research funded through WaterCAMPWS
- Time-limited first option to negotiate with the other collaborating Universities for a Royalty-Bearing, non-exclusive commercial license for intellectual property resulting from the Center’s non-proprietary research
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Sponsored Research Alternative
Industrial companies always have the option to fund specific research projects on an individual basis to secure greater intellectual property rights, but funding through the Membership approach has the advantage of leveraging with funding provided by the NSF and other Members. Also, projects that can be incorporated into existing WaterCAMPWS projects will likely yield results faster because the project infrastructure will already be in place.
For further information on becoming a WaterCAMPWS Industrial Affiliate, contact:
David A. Hamman
Director of Business Development
217-244-8274
dhamman@uiuc.edu
