Become a Partner
Partner with UNI to reach a global community of designers and unlock new opportunities for growth, innovation, and collaboration.
Why partner with UNI?
By partnering with UNI, you gain access to a thriving community of creative professionals and unlock new opportunities for brand visibility and growth.
Join hands with the creators of tomorrow
By partnering with UNI you get an opportunity to join hands with brilliant and award-winning creative people who can work with your brand and help you grow.
Increase brand awareness
At UNI creative people thrive and become the creative professionals of tomorrow. Engaging these people with your brand at an early stage will help you to grow your brand exponentially.
Targeted marketing for lifetime
Partnering with UNI promotes your brand by focusing on the design community and encourages designers to engage with your organization meaningfully.
Flexibility to choose
UNI provides flexibility for you, by helping you to choose your partnership type. One can partner for technology integration, education, or competition sponsorship.
What makes UNI partnership special?
By partnering with UNI, you empower the next generation of designers while gaining access to a thriving community of creative professionals. We invite you to join us in shaping the future of design education and innovation.
Choose an active competition hosted on UNI
Visit the UNI Competitions page to choose a competition from a variety of briefs. Check the brief, awards, jury, and participation criteria before making a choice.
Choose awards to sponsor
Choose the competition and award type you would like to sponsor. You can choose single/multiple awards to sponsor or the whole design competition to sponsor. Sponsoring the whole design competition entitles you for the Title sponsor and at the same time makes the entire competition free for all the participants.
Set your budget and sponsor the competition
Click on the sponsor button, to begin with, a minimum sponsorship amount of 150 USD for Honorable mention/People's choice awards.
Partnership Programs
Explore partnership opportunities tailored to your organization's goals
Technology Partners
Integrate your tools, software, or services with the UNI platform to enhance designer workflows.
- Full API and SDK access
- Developer documentation
- Technical support
- Featured marketplace listing
Education Partners
Collaborate to provide educational content, courses, and certification programs for designers.
- Content distribution
- Student access programs
- Certification partnership
- Speaker opportunities
Competition Partners
Sponsor or co-host design competitions to discover talent and promote your brand to our community.
- Competition sponsorship
- Talent pipeline access
- Custom competition design
- Jury participation
Sponsorship Packages
Choose the partnership level that matches your goals
*50% of the sponsorship value will be contributed to the prize pool
Supporter
- Partner badge on competition page
- Sponsor mention in jury notes
- "Sponsored by" badge on 1 winning project
- Social media mention (1 post)
- Basic campaign report (impressions, views)
- Partner directory listing on UNI
Accelerator
- Everything in Supporter plus
- Featured in 2 weekly newsletters (250K+ reach)
- Blog feature or PR article (SEO optimized)
- Logo in promotional videos & social media
- Access to participant portfolio directory
- 1 mentor session slot (webinar/AMA)
- "We're Hiring" badge option
- Detailed analytics dashboard
Champion
- Everything in Accelerator plus
- Title naming rights ("The [Brand] Challenge")
- Dedicated sponsor landing page
- Large logo on competition cover
- Seat on the judging panel
- Custom award category ("[Brand] Innovation Award")
- Content usage rights (top 10 entries)
- Direct messaging to winners
- Post-competition survey access
- Priority support + strategy call
Exclusive
- Everything in Champion plus
- Category exclusivity (only sponsor in your industry)
- Co-create the competition brief
- Full content ownership (all submissions)
- Access to 250K+ designer talent pool
- Branded microsite with custom URL
- Award ceremony presence & speaking slot
- Year-round homepage carousel visibility
- Quarterly strategy reviews
- Launch your own branded competition
À la carte Add-ons
Enhance any sponsorship package with these additional options
Extra Newsletter Feature
Additional newsletter mention to 250K+ subscribers
Workshop Hosting
1-hour branded workshop with live audience
Exclusive Award Category
Custom named award (e.g., "[Brand] Innovation Award")
Extended Content Rights
Use entries in marketing beyond competition period
Recruitment Booth
"We're hiring" featured section on competition page
Custom Survey Question
Add your own question to participant survey
FAQs
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Get in touch with us for exclusive services and custom partnership opportunities.