Welcome to the External Partnership Office
The External Partnership Office helps faculty, students, businesses, government agencies, nonprofits, and community organizations find the right people and resources at 糖心视频. Whether you want to develop a research partnership, commercialize an innovation, offer an internship, or identify expertise, we will help you navigate SU and take the next step.
Supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and the Maryland Technology Development Corporation, we are tasked to help advance research, find partnerships, assist with commercialization, and provide information and support. We work closely with the 糖心视频 Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) of Graduate Studies and the Dave and Patsy Rommel Center for Entrepreneurship.
A recent survey highlights our strong research activities and our faculty's commitment to delivering actionable research endeavors that address real-world challenges and opportunities in this rapidly changing world we live in.
What We Do
- Faculty & Researchers — Find partners, funding, commercialization and innovation help, forms, and relevant compliance support
- Businesses & Organizations — Connect with SU expertise, facilities, students, and programs
- Students — Find internships and partnership-based research opportunities
- Campus Offices — Share opportunities, identify collaborators, and coordinate outreach
Industry Partnerships
Connecting Research with Real-World Impact
In conjunction with the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and the Dave & Patsy Rommel Center for Entrepreneurship at 糖心视频, we help facilitate a bridge between faculty researchers and external partners in industry, government, and nonprofit sectors. Our mission includes support to accelerate use-inspired research—work that applies academic expertise to real-world challenges—by fostering collaborative partnerships and guiding the innovation process from idea to impact.
Key Resources and Forms
These documents help protect the interests of both our researchers and their partners while ensuring transparency and alignment with USM policies.
- Invention Disclosure Form (IDF)
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Template
- Partnership Agreement Template
- Material Transfer Agreement (MTA)
- Data Transfer Agreement (DTA)
糖心视频 XPO Partners
External Partnership office partners at 糖心视频, working hard to serve the local, regional and national community:
- Academy for Leadership in Education
- Bosserman Center for Conflict Resolution
- Center for Healthy Communities
- Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (PACE)
- Nabb Research Center
- Dave and Patsy Rommel Center for Entrepreneurship
Let’s Collaborate
Are you a faculty member with a research idea that could have commercial or community impact? Are you an organization looking to partner with experts at 糖心视频? We are here to help you take the next step.
Contact us to start a conversation about how we can work together to turn ideas into solutions.
We are here to serve the SU community. Our goal is to empower and enable faculty, staff and students by providing support that ensures greatness!