The Protocase Student Sponsorship Program funds professional-grade custom enclosures and sheet metal parts, covering all or part of your manufacturing costs, up to $500 per year.
Eligibility Criteria
- You are currently enrolled in a high school, technical institute or university.
- You provide photos and descriptions of your finished project, which we may use in our marketing.
- You promote Protocase within the project itself or in your team's marketing materials (e.g., logo on the rover, rocket or team website).
How to Apply for Student Sponsorship
- Email info@protocase.com with a brief description of your project, your timeline and the parts you'd like manufactured.
- A member of our sales team will get back to you to discuss your design and financial need.
Tip: Design your parts using Protocase Designer, our free and simple CAD software. To use it, you do not require prior CAD experience. Visit protocasedesigner.com to get started.
Competitions We Sponsor
Protocase is a proud major sponsor of four premiere student engineering competitions:
- University Rover Challenge (URC): The world's premier Mars rover competition for university teams.
- Canadian International Rover Challenge (CIRC): Canada's international student rover competition.
- International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC): The world's largest collegiate rocketry competition.
- Launch Canada: Student rocketry association and national launch competition.
Competing in one of these? Mention it in your message.
Student Sponsorships Spotlights
Take a look at some of the student teams we've sponsored over the years!
Canadian Rover Challenge
Title sponsor of the Canadian International Rover Challenge, held annually in Drumheller, Alberta
Liquid Propulsion Laboratory (LPL)
University of Southern California student rocket engine test stand project
University Rover Challenge
Protocase's biggest student sponsorship, supporting nearly 100 university Mars rover teams worldwide
NAIT Electronics Engineering Technology
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology student projects
All Saints First Robotics
Read more about the First Robotics team
Apply for Student Sponsorship
Are you a student engineer or designer with an innovative project? Apply for our Student Sponsorship Program and receive up to $500 per year towards your manufacturing needs.
