University Affiliates
YII has an extensive track record of success in supporting student ventures.
University affiliates pay $500/year, and receive the following:
- Access to all YII webinars and podcasts for broadcasting in classrooms and club meetings
- Opportunity to broadcast school's own webinars to YII members
- Complimentary student membership for all students with the institution's email access (e.g. gmu.edu or mcmaster.ca), providing access to all of YII's online resources and exclusive LinkedIn group with experts
- Targeted press releases about their student innovators and entrepreneurs sent to YII's extensive media network
- Connections for student ventures to sources of financing
- Connections for student innovators and entrepreneurs to experts who volunteer their time to help students
- A link on the YII web site
- Opportunities to further support sponsors for business plan competitions and clubs
Download university affiliate package
Examples of university affiliates:
- Entrepreneurship centers
- Engineering centers
- Business plan competitions
- Entrepreneurship or innovation clubs
- Entrepreneurship classes
- Technology transfer offices
If your university or college has students that are looking for publicity for their ventures or for funding opportunities, you can benefit from YII's infrastructure. Let us know if you would like to learn more about becoming a University Affiliate of YII.
Participants in our university subscription program include:
- Carleton University
- LaunchPad $50K Competition
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- McMaster University - Xerox Centre for Engineering Entrepreneurship and Education
- Micro-inventors Program of Oregon
- George Mason University
- San Jose State University
