CSUSM :: Senior Experience :: New Sponsor Information

Application Process

New projects are being accepted for the Spring 2025 semester. Project teams will start working with their project Sponsors around the week of February 10, 2025. The first deadline to submit projects for Spring 2025 is January 10th, 2025, but this deadline may be extended as needed. *Projects submitted after 1/10/2025 may be considered for the Fall 2025 semester instead. **While every effort is made to provide a project team to our Sponsors, submission of a project does not guarantee that a project will be matched with students. ***PLEASE NOTE: Sponsors are asked to describe their needs for in-person vs. remote interactions in the "Based on the nature of the project…" and "Meeting Preferences" sections of this Sponsor Application. Sponsors do not need to have licenses for remote meeting software. Students have access to Campus resources that enable those virtual interactions (i.e. Zoom or Teams).
A fee of $1500 per project is charged after a team has been assigned and is used to offset program costs.

Company Information

Sponsoring OrganizationREQUIRED

Burnham Leadership Experience grant for 501(c)3 non-profitsLearn more about the BLE grant

Compassionate Leadership Experience grant for 501(c)3 non-profitsLearn more about the CLE grant

Tax ID / EIN NumberNot required, but strongly recommended (##-#######)

Industry

Referred by Valued Partner

Valued Partner Name

Description of your company or organizationREQUIRED. 3500 characters maximum. Linebreaks count as 2 characters.

Number of employees at this locationREQUIRED. Numbers only.

How were you referred to the Senior Experience Program?1000 characters maximum. Linebreaks count as 2 characters.

Discount Code

Primary Contact

Primary Contact is authorized to sign documents on behalf of the sponsoring organization

First NameFirst Name REQUIRED

Last NameLast Name REQUIRED

Title

Direct PhoneREQUIRED

Cell Phone

Fax

EmailValid Email REQUIRED

Secondary Contact

First Name

Last Name

Title

Direct Phone

Cell Phone

Fax

Organization Address

CountryCountry Required

Address Line 1Address Line 1 REQUIRED

Address Line 2

Address Line 3

CityCity REQUIRED

ZipZIP REQUIRED

StateState REQUIRED

Preferred Format for Meetings

Meeting PreferenceMeeting Preference Required

Please include preferred meeting format details based on the 'Based on the nature of this project, please list the working hours during which the student team will, at times, need to be on-site at your organization' section of this sponsor application.

Project Information

Sponsor Term Preference

Statement of the project or business-related problem to be addressed by the Senior Experience team2000 characters or less, REQUIRED. Please submit only one problem or issue per form.

What, if anything, has been done up until now to address this need or challenge?2000 characters or less

Key Objectives or Desired Outcomes from this project2000 characters or less, REQUIRED

Business skills you would expect members of the team to have2000 characters or less

Brief description of the resources needed2000 characters or less, REQUIRED

Name(s) and location(s) of the facilities involved in the project2000 characters or less

Based on the nature of the project, please list the working hours during which the student team will, at times, need to be on-site at your organization500 characters or less, REQUIRED

Any additional comments to help students understand your company and its project2000 characters or less

Project Type

Marketing Plan

Social Media Plan

Market Analysis

Economic Impact Report

Business Plan

Financial Analysis

Competitor Analysis

HR Manual

Website Design

Mobile Application Design

Location Analysis

ArcGIS

Burnham Leadership Experience and/or Compassionate Leadership Experience Grant Information

501(c)3 Documentation File must be under 2 MB and must be a PDF, DOC, or DOCX.

How will your project put Community Before Self?2000 characters or less

What types of experience will our students gain in working with your community-based nonprofit organization?2000 characters or less

How will your project expand community services?2000 characters or less

Describe your organization's need for financial assistance with the $1,500 project fee.2000 characters or less

Submit Form

As part of their participation in the Senior Experience Program, students must sign a "STUDENT GUIDELINES AGREEMENT". This form addresses confidentiality issues and will be a substitute for any confidentiality agreement requested from the participating organizations. If you need to review this document, please request a copy BEFORE submitting your project.

If this project is selected, I REQUIRED agree that our organization will provide the necessary time and resources to assist the student consulting team in satisfactorily completing this project.

To complete this application, please click the "Submit Form" button below.

Contact Information

If you have questions, please contact:

Sara Vaz
Director of Business Development
760-750-4244
svaz@csusm.edu