What Our Capstone Partners Gain
Dedicated Expert Support
Our Career Team provides white-glove partnership management throughout your engagement. You’ll receive strategic guidance, project consulting, and ongoing support to ensure your Capstone experience delivers maximum value.
Real Solutions, Real Impact
A hand-selected team of 3-5 graduate engineers tackles your most compelling challenges over an academic year. You’ll gain fresh perspectives on customer needs, innovative design approaches, and product insights that push your work forward—all while testing cutting-edge technical solutions at no risk to your core operations.
A Pipeline to Exceptional Talent
Many partners discover their next great hires through the Capstone program. You’ll build meaningful relationships with students who understand your mission, your challenges, and your culture, creating a natural pathway to recruit engineers who are already invested in your success.
Direct Access to UC Berkeley’s Innovation Ecosystem
Broaden your exploratory scope while deepening your connection to one of the world’s premier engineering institutions. From strategic meetings with the Fung Institute’s Chief Innovation and Learning Officer to networking at our annual Showcase, you’ll tap into Berkeley’s vast network of faculty, researchers, and fellow innovators.
How it Works
The Capstone Marketplace (August)
Pitch your project to hundreds of motivated graduate students competing for the most exciting opportunities. Our team helps you craft a compelling project brief that attracts the talent you need.
Year-Long Collaboration
Your dedicated student team works closely with your organization, supported by:
- Strategic guidance from the Fung Institute Chief Innovation and Learning Officer
- One-on-one project consultations at launch and mid-year checkpoints
- Continuous support from our Career Team, staff, and faculty advisors
Regular touch points to ensure alignment and momentum
Annual Capstone Showcase (May)
Celebrate your team’s achievements at our signature event, where students present their work to industry leaders, faculty, and the broader Berkeley community.
Collaboration Across Your Organization
Our Capstone Partnership Program works seamlessly with multiple teams across your organization:
- Your Engineering and R&D Teams to develop and match compelling capstone projects
- Your HR Team to identify and recruit exceptional student talent for internships and full-time roles
- Your Communications & PR Team to amplify your brand and showcase your innovation leadership
Communications & PR Partnership
Amplify Your Innovation Story on a Global Stage
Partner with us and watch your impact multiply. We don’t just celebrate your collaboration—we broadcast it. Capstone projects becomes powerful stories of innovation that reaches thousands across the Berkeley campus, our extensive alumni network, and the broader engineering and technology communities.
Dedicated Project Showcase
Your Capstone project, team, and breakthrough solutions featured on a custom web page on the prestigious Fung Institute website—a permanent testament to your innovation leadership.
Editorial Coverage
Our in-house editorial team crafts a compelling feature article for select projects that brings projects to life, highlighting the challenge, the solution, and the impact. These stories resonate with prospective partners, talent, and customers alike.
Dynamic Video Storytelling
The Capstone Showcase receives video production coverage that captures teams in action, perfect for marketing channels and recruitment efforts.
Multi-Channel Social Media Content
We share your success across our engaged social media channels—LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and beyond—putting organizations in front of engineering talent, industry leaders, and academic innovators.
Berkeley Brand Association
Leverage the power of the UC Berkeley name* in your own marketing materials, strengthening your employer brand and demonstrating your commitment to cutting-edge innovation and education.
Your partnership isn’t just an investment in solutions—it’s a megaphone for your mission.
*Use of UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley College of Engineering, and UC Berkeley Fung Institute names and logos is subject to brand guidelines provided to Capstone partners.
Partnership Investment & Access
Investment Structure
To sustain and enhance the program’s dedicated support—including our Career Team, faculty advisors, and year-round resources—we ask for-profit organizations to contribute up to $25,000 per matched capstone project.
Our Commitment to Inclusive Partnership Access
We offer a flexible sliding scale from $0 to $25,000 based on organizational size, stage, and financial capacity. Startups, nonprofits, and organizations with budget constraints are encouraged to apply—cost should never be a barrier to collaboration.
Ready to Partner with Berkeley’s Best?
Whether you’re a startup exploring new markets, an established company pursuing breakthrough innovation, or a nonprofit maximizing your impact, the MEng Capstone Partnership Program delivers solutions, talent, and connections that accelerate your mission.
Julie McShane
Contact Julie McShane, Director of Career Development, for information on recruiting and partnerships.
Jennifer Mangold
Contact Jennifer Mangold, Chief Innovation and Learning Officer, for information on recruiting and partnerships.
Shannon Farrelly
Director, Marketing & Communications
Contact Shannon Farrelly, Director, Marketing & Communications, for information on communications and press/media.