The National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition is a tiered competition that has evolved from 5 schools in 2005 to over 230 colleges and universities across the Nation (Qualifiers, Regionals, and Nationals).   As the deficit of talent within cyber defense continues to expand, so does the interest and awareness of NCCDC in commercial and government entities.  We are actively seeking sponsorship partners to help support NCCDC.  We accept sponsorship in the form of money, time, hardware, software, and a variety of in-kind donations.  As a sponsor NCCDC enables companies such as yourself to showcase what makes you stand-out among other potential employers.  Resumes are distributed to the top two sponsorship packages accordingly, (Gold and Platinum only

All Sponsorships for $5,000+ include the following benefits:

1. A slide with your company logo looped in the competition briefing room.
2. Invitation to attend the recruiting mixer
3. Invitation to Awards Ceremony
4. Competition Bag Insert - one piece of company literature in the conference bag distributed at registration to all team members and other special guests 
5. Acknowledgement of your company’s sponsorship on the Nationalccdc.org website
6. Advertisement of your Sponsorship via NCCDC social media feeds

Silver sponsorship $10,000+ includes everything in lower sponsorship levels and the following:

1. Table/booth area reserved at the recruiting mixer (6’x30” table provided)
2. Invitation to Awards Ceremony
3. A slide with your company logo looped in the competition briefing room.
4. Competition Bag Insert - one piece of company literature in the conference bag distributed at registration to all team members and other special guests Press/Media
5. We will provide a quote for your press release
6. Acknowledgement of your company’s sponsorship on the Nationalccdc.org website  (will remain for 10 months following event)
7. Advertisement of your Sponsorship via NCCDC social media feeds

Gold sponsorship $20,000+ includes everything in lower sponsorship levels and the following:

1. Competition signage - You may provide a banner for display  in a high visibility area
2. Keynote exposure - A slide with your company logo looped before the keynote presentations
3. A slide with your company logo looped in the competition briefing room.
4. Table/booth area reserved at the recruiting mixer (6’x30” table provided)
5. Invitation to Awards Ceremony
6. Competition Bag Insert - one piece of company literature in the conference bag distributed at registration to all team members and other special guests
7. Option to seat 1 member on the NCCDC Red Team 
8. We will provide a quote for your press release
9. Acknowledgement of your company’s sponsorship on the Nationalccdc.org website (will remain for 10 months following event)
10. Advertisement of your Sponsorship via NCCDC social media feeds

Platinum sponsorship $30,000+ includes everything in lower sponsorship levels and the following:

1. Company Logo placed on competition take away (Notebook or something similar)
2. Competition signage – Sponsor may provide a banner for display  in a high visibility area
3. Keynote Video Loop (30 second sponsor-provided content may be added to our video loop played during NCCDC awards ceremony)
4. Keynote exposure – A slide with your company logo looped before the keynote presentation
5. A slide with your company Logo looped in the competition briefing room.
6. Table/booth area reserved at the recruiting mixer (6’x30” table provided)
7. Invitation to Awards Ceremony
8. Competition bag insert – two pieces of company literature in the conference bag distributed at registration to all team members and VIP special guests
9. Option to seat 2 members on the NCCDC Red Team
10. We will provide a quote and input for your press release
11. Company will be listed in the official post event press release
12. Acknowledgement of your company’s sponsorship on the Nationalccdc.org website (will remain for 10 months following event)
13. Advertisement of your Sponsorship via NCCDC social media feeds

*Additional options available for sponsorship as add-on’s to existing sponsorship packages upon request.*

The National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition is a tiered competition that has evolved from 5 schools in 2005 to over 230 colleges and universities across the Nation (Qualifiers, Regionals, and Nationals).   As the deficit of talent within cyber defense continues to expand, so does the interest and awareness of NCCDC in commercial and government entities.  We are actively seeking sponsorship partners to help support NCCDC.  We accept sponsorship in the form of money, time, hardware, software, and a variety of in-kind donations.  As a sponsor NCCDC enables companies such as yourself to showcase what makes you stand-out among other potential employers. 

The entire CCDC program is supported through the generosity of its donors. The Supporter level is $5k and includes the following benefits:

• Website/social media - logo placement
• All sponsors may provide swag to be included in the offical NCCDC backpacks for coaches and competitors
• Sponsors may provide a design for a card challenge or QR Coded JOB/INTERNSHIP opportunity to be included in the official backpacks
• Logo placement on the Public Scoreboard

Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Titanium levels receive all the Supporter level benefits as well as the benefits listed in the sponsor table below.

Download the 2025 NCCDC Sponsorship Opportunities packet.

  
*Additional options available for sponsorship as add-on’s to existing sponsorship packages upon request.*

Founded in 2004, the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition has motivated educational institutions to offer students an opportunity to gain practical experience in information assurance by participating in competitions. This has proven to be successful as students from past competition have been hired into everything from intern and part time to full time positions. Several companies have taken advantage of recruiting from the teams, including Boeing, who was a major sponsor of the West Coast CCDC regional for the 2009 season. Boeing created cyber security positions for and hired all six graduating members of the Cal Poly Pomona Cyber Security Team that competed and won the regional CCDC and competed in the National CCDC. This shows the level of commitment that these students are putting forth to enhance their education and skills in cyber security and information assurance.

At the national competition each year we host a recruiting event designed to link the participants with potential employers. Our sponsors are invited and encouraged to attend this unique opportunity to meet and recruit from some of the best computer security and information assurance students in the country. We ask the participants to bring their resumes and to be prepared to network with potential employers. 

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