Membership

Benefit as an I-DREAM4D Industry Member

As an industry member, your business benifits from the following consortium support programs:

Provides critical input for Consortium’s directions and selection of Consortium-Designated Projects via using their respective voting points associated with their membership categories in the Consortium’s project selection process at its annual IAC meeting.
Identify talent through the I-DREAM4D Summer Internship Program.
Joint research/innovation project supervision on Company Designated Research Project.
Jointly pursue additional DoD funding opportunities for I-DREAM4D, which, in turn, provide additional leverage for members’ investment in I-DREAM4D.
Receive a complimentary one-day clinics and on-site visit from Consortium faculty, staff and graduate research assistants to thoroughly explore members’ needs with respect to Consortium opportunities.
Access and participate in all I-DREAM4D education, defense expo and outreach programs, which include, industrial summer internships, graduate co-op, faculty research leave, short courses, seminars and other distance learning opportunities. I-DREAM4D Members may participate in I-DREAM4D professional short courses at a discounted rate.
Obtain access to potentially patentable early-stage concepts, technologies and other confidential research information prior to public disclosure to others at I-DREAM4D meetings or in publications, to better enable such members to do early technology planning and guide internal research direction in an effective manner.