Sponsors & Partners
Powered by people who believe in students
Championships are expensive. These organizations make our machine — and our team — possible.
Partner with us
Put your brand on a world champion machine
We're a fully student-run team. Every dollar and donated part goes straight into building the machine — and into the engineers building it.
What your support builds
- Hardware — cutterhead, hydraulics, and machining: our largest line at $48,000
- Electrical & software — motors, sensors, and telemetry that steer the bore: $12,000
- Tunnel segments and the launch structure the machine digs from: $20,000
- Competition logistics — travel, shipping, and accommodations: $14,000
- Miscellaneous Expenses — the final touches for a winning machine: $10,000
- A $104,000 season budget, run entirely by students
What you get back
- Your logo on the machine, the sponsor banner, our merch, and this site
- Access to our resume portfolio and talent base — plus private recruitment events from Gold up
- An invitation to our Fall Design Review and Spring Test from Silver up
- Recognition across our social channels and at competition
- See the dig and our team in action at competition as a partner
- Sponsorships may be tax deductible through the Virginia Tech Foundation
Sponsorship tiers
Benefits are cumulative — each tier includes everything below it. In-kind donations of materials and machining are welcome too.
$10,000+
- Everything in Gold
- Large logo on the website, t-shirts, merch, and machine
- Formally thanked at all awards ceremonies and public events
- Exclusive facilities tour
- Invitation to Dig Day at the Not-a-Boring Competition
$5,000 - $9,999
- Everything in Silver
- Invitation to host private recruitment events
- Recognition on our Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn
- Large logo on the sponsor banner
$2,000 - $4,999
- Everything in Bronze
- Medium logo on the sponsor banner
- Medium logo on the website, t-shirts, merch, and machine
- Invitation to our Fall Design Review & Spring Test
$500 - $1,999
- Access to our resume portfolio and talent base
- Logo on a tunnel segment for the competition run
- Logo on the competition banner and on the machine
- Small logo on the website, t-shirts, merch, and machine
Ready to dig in with us?
Grab the sponsorship packet for the full budget and tier chart, or reach out and we'll build a package that fits.
Give directly
Support the dig with a gift of any size
You don't need a sponsorship budget to back the team. Parents, alumni, faculty, and friends can give any amount — there's no minimum, and every dollar goes into the machine and the students building it.
Make a donationNo minimum — give what you can