Sponsors/Donors

We are thankful to our sponsors/donors for supporting the lab.

  • Ultimaker for being our official supplier of printers at the Lab

  • MakeShaper for sponsoring the #FreePrintWednesdays in 2022, as well as the #PrintAPerson campaign.

  • Caterpillar has supported our Making Things and the Digital Making Courses for 2015-2016 with a $7500 grant and a $1500 grant

  • Autodesk Fusion 360 was the Official Sponsor of the “Fusion Fellows ” program at the MakerLab for Fall 2015, with a $7500 gift. They have launched the Cool3DModel initiative to help promote modeling skills on campus. They are also our partner in the 3D Printing MOOC

  • Intel has donated their new galileo boards for expanding our digital-making practices.

  • P&G supported the ‘Making Things’ class in Spring 2014 with a $6,900 grant.

  • Podio is sponsoring our internal project management platform to keep track of order, sales, design and orders.

  • Dremel has kindly donated a 3D printer to us for testing purposes.

  • Simplify3D for additional software licenses in the lab.

  • Dynamism has donated Ultimaker Printers for our Champaign Public Library outreach project.

Do consider donating to the MakerLab. Or if you would like to explore sponsorship opportunities, please download our opportunities guide or Contact us.

Student Organizations

Maker Girls: Maker Girls is a student-run organization that introduces 7-10-year-old girls in the Champaign-Urbana area to the exciting world of STEM fields through 3D printing and creative activities.

EntreCorps: EntreCORPS is a student-managed consulting organization created for the purpose of providing business strategy advice to entrepreneurial start-ups.

Official Suppliers

Ultimaker for our 3d Printers

If you are interested in partnering with us, we would love to chat.