Becoming an affiliate
Affiliates benefits
The benefits of a formal affiliation with the Sustainable Mobility Initiative program are:
Invitations to Sustainable Mobility events
Through panel discussions, and workshops on mobility topics, affiliates are invited to connect with students, faculty and other industry experts to informally exchange ideas.
Sustainable Mobility annual meeting
Held every fall, the annual meeting gathers affiliates to hear faculty, industry leaders and students present their latest research.
Career night
The annual Sustainable Mobility career fair connects affiliates to students across Stanford who are interested in an internship or career positions in the mobility field.
Engagement
Sustainable Mobility creates numerous opportunities for members, faculty and students to become engaged in the future of mobility. Presentations and information from workshops and meetings will be shared with affiliate members and the public.
SMC Update Newsletter
An overview of upcoming events and lectures, research and education updates, and internal announcements.
The Sustainable Mobility Center offers three membership levels:
Founding Member ($500,000 per year) Opportunity to join the Sustainable Mobility Center Director’s Council and play a leadership role in shaping the Center’s research direction, including deeper participation in setting Research Focus Areas. Founding Members may help catalyze and convene multi-faculty, multi-student research initiatives and working groups aligned with Center priorities. Includes a Visiting Scholar opportunity to engage in research with an affiliated faculty member for one year per year, facilitated Stanford student engagements, and invitations to all Sustainable Mobility conferences, workshops, webinars, and education courses.
Full Member ($250,000 per year)
Participate in defining a research project involving multiple faculty and students. Visiting Scholar opportunity to engage in research with affiliated faculty member for 1 year per year. Facilitated Stanford student engagements. Invitation to all Sustainable Mobility conferences, workshops, webinars and education courses.
Associate Member ($100,000 per year)
Invitation to all Sustainable Mobility conferences, workshops, webinars and education courses.
| BENEFITS | FOUNDING/FULL | ASSOCIATE | ||
| Membership fee per year | $500K/250K | $100k | ||
| Commitment | 1 year | Yearly | ||
| Opportunity to participate in a multi-lab research project | Yes | No | ||
| Visiting Scholar position | Yes (1 yr/yr) | No | ||
| Participation on the director's council | Yes | No | ||
| Research seminars and annual meeting | Yes | Yes | ||
| Quarterly "Coffee Hour" | Yes | No | ||
| SMC Update newsletters | Yes | Yes |
Want to learn more?
Please contact Eylül Bilgin at ebilgin@stanford.edu . The Sustainable Mobility Center will use and develop open-source software, and it is the intention of the Sustainable Mobility Center that any software will be released under an open source model. All Sustainable Mobility Center Memberships are subject to Stanford University Policies for Industry Affiliate Programs. See more information about Stanford University Policies on: