SPONSOR! An excellent way to formally work with VDS is to join as a sponsor. Whether company or individual, supporting VDS is the best way to increase our chances of success to do good in the world. In exchange, VDS provides sponsors with a window in on our work, a chance to showcase their expertise and a direct line of recruitment. 

		FOUNDING SPONSOR ($250,000 +)		PLATINUM SPONSOR ($100,000+)		SILVER SPONSOR ($50,000+)		BRONZE SPONSOR ($25,000+)		TECH PARTNER ($5,000)
Number of Companies		4		8		10
Exclusivity in Sector		✔
Prototype naming rights		✔
VDS updates presented live		✔		✔
Speaker slot at MIT unveilings		✔		✔
Exclusive recruiting events at MIT		✔		✔
Logins to our work portal		✔		✔		✔
Invitation to design reviews		✔		✔		✔
Full page on VDS website		✔		✔		✔		✔
Logo on jumpsuits, jackets		✔		✔		✔		✔
Collaborative journal publication		✔		✔		✔		✔
Logo on the VDS website		✔		✔		✔		✔		✔
Photographs for use on your site		✔		✔		✔		✔		✔
Quarterly progress updates		✔		✔		✔		✔		✔
Our eternal gratitude		✔		✔		✔		✔		✔

In a move to encourage collaboration amongst all vehicles teams at MIT, a new sponsor category has also been created to allow companies to support all teams at the same time. In this case, the company can sponsor MIT's formula car team, solar car team, electric vehicle team and VDS with one agreement, collecting similar benefits to those listed above but with all four groups rather than just ours. Any sponsor category above can be extended to cover all four teams by doubling the amount at the respective level.