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CDR Industry Affiliates Program

There are three alternatives for research cooperation as part of the CDR Industry Affiliate Program, in conformance with Stanford University Policies.

• Visiting Research Fellow: The affiliate places a corporate staff researcher at CDR with office and lab space near the center of the campus. The fellow shares access to the laboratories of one or more CDR Principal Faculty. The arrangement is typically based on the definition of a project of mutual interest. Fellows receive an immersive experience within one of Stanford's premier innovation incubators. The annual fee is $85,000.
  
  
• Joint Project Experience: Research and Development projects of mutual interest give companies access to CDR's global, multicultural, multidisciplinary research environment through participation in new and on-going research. Projects typically involve a combination of engineering design synthesis, design tool development and design thinking studies. Affiliates are invited to attend an annual workshop where current and future projects are reported and discussed. The annual fee is $85,000.
  
  
• Three-day Focus Workshop : Together with the affiliate company, we immerse into a well-prepared three-day workshop at Stanford's praised Peters Building, which houses the Design Group of the Mechanical Engineering department and the d.school (or at another location by choice of the affiliate).  The workshop usually addresses a so-called "wicked problem", for example, in the realm of strategic or tactical new product development.  Stanford faculty and staff run the workshop, which usually includes one or more practical design challenges.  The annual fee is $85,000.

CDR Academic Affiliates Program

Stanford offers two classifications for visitors from other academic institutions. In both cases, the visitor is given work space at CDR near the center of the campus and open access to the laboratory of a CDR Principal Investigator with whom a joint-research program has been defined. This is an immersive experience within one of Stanford's premier innovation labs.

Visiting Student Researcher Defined:

From http://icenter.stanford.edu/scholars/atstanford/classification.html#visiting_researchers

Visiting Student Researchers are persons who have not yet obtained a Ph.D. (or its foreign equivalent), and wish to engage in research on the Stanford campus using Stanford research facilities. The visa used by Visiting Student Researchers at Stanford is J-1.

Visiting Scholar Defined:

From https://me.stanford.edu/staff_admin/Visiting%20Scholar%20Process%20&%20Form.doc 

Scholars who have a doctoral degree, or who are recognized experts in their field, and who wish to visit Stanford from an outside institution or organization, may be recommended by a Group Chair for the courtesy designation of Visiting Scholar. Visiting Scholar appointments are usually made for one year and may be renewed for a second year. An extension beyond two years will be granted only for extraordinary and compelling reasons.

Visiting Scholars are not employees of the University and the title may not be used for personnel or payroll purposes. Visiting Scholars may not receive regular compensation from the University. Visiting Scholars are funded from external or personal sources.

Visitor positions at CDR are in great demand.  Priority will be given to Visiting Scholars & advanced Visiting Student Researchers from key institutions.  Longer visits are encouraged to promote full engagement and immersion in the work and the community: preferred minimum stay is 6 months (which is two quarters).

In order to inscribe the visitor, Stanford University and CDR require Visiting Student Researchers and Visiting Scholars to pay a fee, currently set at $1,800 per monthr. This fee includes their SUnet account and email, internet and physical access, library service, access to athletic facilities etc. Additionally, access to CDR and desk space is provided as well as well as CDR administrative services such as printing and copying. Visiting Student Researchers pay this fee to two entities:  1) to the central University, via the University bill (PSO, see below) and 2) to CDR.  Visiting Scholars pay a lump sum directly to CDR.

a) CDR Visiting Student Researchers will pay

- $868/month PSO (Permit for Services Only tuition 2011-2012) to the University, and

- $932/month to CDR:  lump sum, invoiced and payable at start of visit.

b) CDR Visiting Scholars will pay

- $1,800 per month to CDR. (This is the equivalent of the PSO tuition plus the CDR Visiting Student Researcher fee.)

In 2010, the University set the minimum visit length for Visiting Scholars at three months.  CDR requests a minimum of six months, and prefers a one-year visit.

CDR affiliates can, at any time, make arrangements for a special collaboration project or other special event that takes us beyond the framework of our basic CDR Affiliateship options. If you have specific questions regarding visiting opportunities at the Center for Design Research, please contact:

Anneliese Rogers arogers4@stanford.edu

Center for Design Research
Building 560, 424 Panama Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-2232

Phone: (650) 723-9233
Fax: (650) 725-8475