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💎 Sponsor Program

Back the movement.

Open Energy is a global, citizen-led effort to replicate energy patents and publish what works. Sponsors get visibility on every page where the work happens. No payment processing — direct relationships with HiveJournal.

Why sponsor Open Energy?

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Global reach

Citizen scientists in every continent, in classrooms, makerspaces, and garages. Your name appears wherever the work is happening.

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Aligned with the mission

Open science, transparent results, no patents. If your company values knowledge sharing, this is your audience.

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Natural commercial fit

Component distributors and parts manufacturers benefit directly — every experiment includes an affiliate-linked materials list.

Sponsorship Tiers

Six tiers covering everything from platform-wide partners to in-kind community support.

Platinum

Whole-platform partnership

  • ✓Logo on every DreamPro page
  • ✓Featured placement on the sponsor wall
  • ✓Mention in every competition announcement
  • ✓Co-branded experiment template categories
  • ✓Priority on internship & scholarship listings

Gold

Major event sponsor

  • ✓Logo + tagline on competition leaderboard
  • ✓Sponsor wall placement (gold tier)
  • ✓Featured in 2 sponsored experiment templates
  • ✓Annual co-branded press release

Silver

Component partner

  • ✓Logo on competition leaderboard
  • ✓Sponsor wall placement (silver tier)
  • ✓Affiliate links on relevant material lists
  • ✓Quarterly newsletter mention

Bronze

Supporting partner

  • ✓Sponsor wall placement (bronze tier)
  • ✓Linked from relevant template materials
  • ✓Annual newsletter mention

In-Kind

Non-monetary support

  • ✓Sponsor wall placement (in-kind)
  • ✓Recognition for donated equipment, lab access, mentorship, peer review, etc.
  • ✓Direct intro to interested citizen scientists

Community

Open-source community partner

  • ✓Sponsor wall placement (community)
  • ✓Listed as a community partner
  • ✓Cross-link from relevant templates

How it works

  1. 1
    Apply. Fill out the short form with your company info, contact details, and the tier you're interested in. Takes about 2 minutes.
  2. 2
    We review. Admins verify your company is legitimate and aligned with the mission. We aim to respond within 5 business days.
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    We finalize details directly. No payment processing on the platform. We'll work out the agreement with you over email — invoice, contract, logo asset, and which surfaces your branding appears on.
  4. 4
    You go live. Your sponsor card appears on the wall, and (if relevant) on the competition leaderboard, template pages, and event listings.