Get Involved

Get Involved with UIDP: Nonmember Opportunities

UIDP membership is limited to qualified university and industry organizations, but service providers and other organizations that are not eligible for general UIDP membership can still participate in the UIDP community.

Opportunities include speaking at events, leading workshops, sponsoring programs, presenting webinars, collaborating on publications, and becoming a UIDP Community Partner.

UIDP brings together representatives from leading research universities and innovative companies to develop practical approaches to university-industry collaboration. Organizations with relevant expertise, services, tools, or research can contribute to this work in several ways.

How can a nonmember organization engage with UIDP?

There are many ways service providers can engage with UIDP.

Speak or lead a workshop at a UIDP event

Share practical expertise with university and industry professionals by proposing a presentation, panel contribution, or interactive workshop.

UIDP welcomes ideas that address issues affecting university-industry research partnerships and offer useful, substantive insights for its community.

Sponsor a UIDP event

Organizations can sponsor UIDP meetings, regional events, workshops, and other educational programs. Sponsorship can provide opportunities to:

• Reach an audience of university and industry representatives
• Build relationships in a collaborative setting
• Demonstrate leadership in research and innovation
• Support high-quality programming for the UIDP community

UIDP offers several sponsorship levels as well as custom packages.

Present or sponsor a UIDP webinar

Partner with UIDP on a webinar addressing a timely topic in university-industry collaboration, research administration, innovation, or another area relevant to academic and corporate audiences.

A UIDP webinar can help your organization share subject-matter expertise, introduce useful tools or services, and contribute practical knowledge to the broader research partnership community.

Collaborate on research or a publication

UIDP may work with qualified organizations to develop research and educational content for the university-industry community. Potential collaborations include:

• Designing and conducting member surveys
• Co-authoring reports, guides, or articles
• Sharing research findings or informed perspectives
• Developing resources that address common partnership challenges

Publication proposals should be educational, relevant to UIDP’s mission, and useful to university and industry practitioners.

Contact UIDP through our form, or email info@uidp.net to discuss a research or publication idea.

Become a UIDP Community Partner

Organizations and agencies that are not eligible for general membership—but whose missions and work complement UIDP—may be eligible to become UIDP Community Partners.

Community Partners provide expertise, services, and tools that strengthen the university-industry ecosystem. They align publicly with UIDP’s mission, invest in the organization, and engage with UIDP members through relevant programming and focused collaborations.

Not sure which opportunity is right for you?

UIDP welcomes ideas for meaningful collaboration that support stronger university-industry partnerships. Tell us about your organization, the audience you hope to reach, and the expertise or resources you would like to share.

Contact UIDP through our form, or email info@uidp.net to start a conversation.