Consortium Research Sponsorship (CRS) enables a sponsor to form a closer relationship with specific areas of research by placing an employee-in-residence in the Lab. The employee is provided with space in the Lab and the opportunity to work closely with principal investigators and graduate students on specific projects. With an employee in residence at the Lab, a company can take a deep dive into the development of a research project under the guidance and in collaboration with a Lab researcher. Employees in residence become a part of the fabric of the Lab, working closely with faculty, senior research staff, and graduate students with a broad range of technical skills and research knowledge.

Benefits

• Membership in one consortium;
• Company employee-in-residence;
• Lab-wide visiting privileges;
• Customized company day at the Lab with a strategic brainstorming session;
• Invitation to sponsor week (twice a year);
• Invitation to Lab-wide lectures and special events;
• Non-exclusive, license-fee-free, royalty-free licensing rights for IP;
• Access to all Media Lab publications and password-protected sponsor Website; and
• Optional participation in the Lab's graduate fellows program.