Partnership
Collaborate on Research
We continue Cornell University’s long tradition in foundational academic research with the practical, hands-on builder-mindset needed to bring it into use in the world.
Cornell Tech faculty have launched cutting-edge research groups in the areas of Artificial Intelligence; Business and Entrepreneurship; Data and Modeling; Human-Centered Computing; Law and Policy; Security and Privacy; and Technology, Society, and Ethics.
Interested in supporting our students and faculty as they work on industry-changing research? Through corporate gifts and grants, partners can support focused work of faculty student-faculty research projects, and much more.
Partners may also wish to collaborate with our faculty to propose new research topics. Organizations will benefit from the knowledge and insights discovered, and you will enhance the student experience with your data and support. Formal agreements can be made for faculty to work on sponsored research projects delivering a specific product or report.
To learn more about research at Cornell Tech, please explore our pages for research news, research areas, and research labs and initiatives.
Event Sponsorship
Cornell Tech brings together industry professionals, academics, and students to discuss and explore advancements in areas such as AI, Health, Computer Science, Design, Business, Cities, and Law by sponsoring events, companies can enhance their brand presence, engage with top talent, and position themselves as leaders in industry.
Partners may wish to co-host symposia, seminar series, and/or workshops. These events feature renowned speakers from both academia and industry, providing attendees with a comprehensive understanding of the latest trends and innovations. Sponsored events have included the Urban Tech Summit, the HealthNext AI Summit, and the XR Access Symposium.
Sponsor a Student Project
Cornell Tech’s Studio Program provides all of our master’s students with hands-on, real-world skills. Students work in immersive, multidisciplinary teams that challenge and expand their roles in their chosen fields, forging the tech leaders of tomorrow.
Companies who participate in Studio challenges have the opportunity to connect with talented students to explore solutions to the challenges that are relevant to their businesses or represent new focus areas they are looking to explore.
Learn more about Cornell Tech’s Studio program.
Support Our Programs
Work With Startups
The Runway Startup Postdoc Program transforms recent Ph.D.s into entrepreneurs through a radical new approach to academia. Part business school, part research institution, and part startup incubator, Runway provides postdocs the time and resources to transition an idea into an investment-ready company with the help of financial support, research budget, and mentorship from academia and industry. Runway has been recognized as one of the world’s most innovative new entrepreneurship programs by Fortune Magazine and has helped launch 117 companies to date. Companies may identify opportunities to test relevant Runway postdoc applications and products with their customers, serving as a matchmaker between Runway startups and partners.
Learn more about Cornell Tech’s Runway Startup Postdoc program.
Train Your Employees/Invest in Technology Breakthroughs
The Cornell Tech Venture Fellows Program at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute transforms companies’ most talented scientists and technologists into business leaders. Companies’ technical personnel can acquire valuable commercialization and leadership skills designed to boost their research and development priorities through a one-year, intensive training and education program. Cornell Tech Venture Fellows are immersed with a cohort of academically minded entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs hailing from diverse and global businesses and working from Cornell Tech.
More information on the Venture Fellows Program is available here.
Support Public Interest and Community
The societal and economic impacts of digital technology are only becoming more powerful, and with it, the growing desire among graduate students, researchers, and practitioners to intentionally shape technology to serve public needs.
The Public Interest Technology (PiTech) Initiative at Cornell Tech is addressing this demand by curating engagement opportunities for graduate students and researchers to apply technical expertise in service of public needs and incorporate public objectives explicitly into the pursuit of technological innovation.
We are activating a community of technologists, researchers, and practitioners dedicated to societal challenges who will shape technology toward positive societal outcomes.
Learn more about the PiTech Initiative at Cornell Tech.
Pave the Way for New Talent
Break Through Tech empowers, trains, and connects undergraduate students from different lived experiences to influential tech opportunities. Through their innovative programming, students learn technical skills training, professional readiness support, and real-world project experiences while cultivating peer and professional networks. Break Through Tech is working to expand its national network of instructional hubs, paving the way to serve more undergraduate students across the United States.
Learn more about Cornell Tech’s Break Through Tech initiative.
Empower the Next Generation for the Digital Age
In New York City and beyond, Cornell Tech is committed to preparing more K-12 educators, students, and families for the digital age with the K-12 Initiative. We believe that, starting in elementary school, all children should have access to the computer science content and computational thinking strategies they’ll need as digital citizens. In collaboration with our partners, we work to transform K-12 education.
Learn more about the K-12 Initiative at Cornell Tech.
Recruiting
Boost Your Workforce With Fresh Talent
The cross-disciplinary curriculum at Cornell Tech and the practical experience of working on teams with peers across programs prepare our students for a variety of careers in large companies and startups. A number of our students across programs have been startup founders prior to Cornell Tech or bring significant tech industry experience as product managers, marketers, or engineers. The academic programs at Cornell Tech provide business education to engineers and technical skills to business students, creating a well-rounded pool of workforce-ready candidates to enter the job market upon graduation.