Hive Studios
The sponsor-funded path.
Many schools want the program before they have the budget for it. The sponsor-funded path lets your institution pursue outside funding — fully or partially — so the cohort still happens.
How it works
Four steps from interest to funded cohort
Define the program
We scope the cohort size and program option with your team so the funding target reflects a real, deliverable program.
Build the funding case
You receive a proposal that states exactly what the investment covers, how the program runs, and who it serves.
Approach sponsors
Your institution takes the case to local employers, foundations, alumni, or civic partners. Hexagon Hive supports the materials.
Confirm and schedule
Once funding is committed — in full or in part — the program is scheduled against your academic calendar.
Funding targets
Sponsors fund a program, not a line item.
Funding targets are set from the program option and cohort size your institution selects, using the same published pricing.
Example target — Hive Platform, 25 students
Partial sponsorship is common: any amount raised reduces what your institution contributes.
For sponsors
What a sponsor is actually funding
A defined, local investment
Funding is tied to a specific cohort in a specific school, not to general overhead.
Workforce development
Sponsors support students practicing the collaboration, communication, and execution employers ask for.
Transparent reporting
Sponsors receive documentation of how the program ran and what was produced.