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Corporate Relations
Whether you’re seeking top talent, advancing research, sustaining your local community, or making a strategic philanthropic investment, we’ll design a personalized partnership that delivers meaningful, measurable results.
Here are some of the ways we can work together:
- Create internships, externships and apprenticeships
Contact our Life and Career Design Institute to connect with passionate, well-prepared students to support your projects and build a robust talent pipeline. - Sponsor programs and research
Partner with faculty and students on applied research that addresses your organization’s challenges, helps solve critical problems or explores new ideas. - Engage in corporate philanthropy
Support programs, scholarships or initiatives that correspond with your company’s values and community goals. - Participate in campus events
Raise your brand awareness and build connections by joining career fairs, hosting information sessions, sponsoring events or speaking in classrooms. - Hire Wheaton graduates
Connect with our Life and Career Design Institute to tap into a diverse pool of talented, career-ready graduates, who bring strong liberal arts training, critical thinking and a commitment to making a difference.
Foundation Relations
Our faculty, staff and students are driving innovation, research and creative work—creating meaningful opportunities for partnership. We connect your foundation’s mission with our institutional goals by building strong and strategic relationships—making collaboration seamless and impactful.
We match your funding priorities with academic programs, faculty research across disciplines, and institutional projects to generate effective collaborations.
We craft and submit clear, impactful proposals that meet your guidelines.
We handle internal reviews and ensure full compliance with college, sponsor and applicable government policies and regulations.
We produce and coordinate accurate, on-time narrative and financial reports to keep you informed.
We manage ongoing communication and organize site visits upon request to enhance our partnership.
Sponsored Research
At Wheaton College, great research partnerships begin with intentional alignment and are sustained through ongoing support. Our team will work hand-in-hand with your organization to ensure our collaboration is strategic, seamless and successful—from idea to impact. Here’s how we make it happen:
- Strategic grant matchmaking
We identify and develop research projects that fit with mutual goals and sponsor priorities. - Expert proposal development
We help craft compelling, compliant proposals including narratives and budgets. - Seamless collaboration
We strengthen relationships with partners and collaborators, streamlining every step.
- Lifecycle support
From grant submission to final reporting, we provide full-cycle stewardship. - Regulatory compliance
We ensure every project meets institutional, state and federal guidelines. - Ongoing accountability
We monitor progress and manage contracts and reports with transparency and care.
Faculty Support
The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations and Sponsored Research collaborates directly with faculty seeking external funding for research, creative work, teaching and institutional initiatives. We encourage early conversations to identify prospective funders and clarify application requirements. Faculty are also encouraged to explore internal grant opportunities through the Office of the Provost at [email protected].
Contact Us
To explore opportunities for partnership, funding or collaboration, please contact the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations – Sponsored Research at [email protected]. We are here to help build connections that support your goals and Wheaton’s mission.