MDA Practicum Application 2025

PRACTICUM SPONSORHIP PROPOSAL

This form is to be used by prospective sponsors to submit a proposal for a practicum project in the Master of Decision Analytics Weekend Program. You may submit more than one proposal (use a separate form for each proposal). If you need to update the proposal, you can make another submission. The most recent one will be the final proposal. We will follow up with you if more information is needed to review your proposal.

COMPANY NAME*
If your organization is large, please include the name of the sponsoring subunit, if appropriate

BUSINESS ADDRESS

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

COMPANY WEBSITE

ORGANIZATION TYPE

Not for profit

For profit

SPONSOR LIAISON DETAILS
Who should we contact to discuss this proposal?

SPONSOR LIAISON FIRST NAME*

SPONSOR LIAISON LAST NAME*

JOB TITLE

SPONSOR LIAISON PHONE NUMBER*

SPONSOR LIAISON EMAIL*

PROJECT DESCRIPTION & GOALS
Please provide a brief description of the project.
Focus on the business and analytical goal(s) and nature of the question(s) to be addressed.

ORGANIZATIONAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Please provide a brief description of any organizational or environmental factors that may support, impede or confront the project.

DATA DESCRIPTION
Please provide a brief description of the data you will share with the project team
(the kind of data, number of files, type of files, file format, etc.)

DATA SIZE/DIMENSIONS
Please estimate the amount of data you will share with the project team, measured in bytes(MB/GB/TB), the number of variables and records, time periods, or relevant dimensions of the data seat(s).

SOFTWARE TOOLS
Please indicate what software tools, if any, your organization uses to perform its analytics.
Please note any specific modules or nodes the team may need to use to conduct the project.

KEY PROJECT CONTACT
Who will supply additional information and answer team questions during the course of the project?
Please include name, job title, phone, and email.

EXECUTIVE SPONSOR
Please provide the name and position of the senior most executive in your organization who will authorize the project, if is someone other than the sponsor liaison.

IT CONTACT
Please provide the name and contact information of the IT person in your organization who will be responsible for data transfer, if it is someone other than the sponsor liaison.

LEGAL CONTACT (if needed)
Please provide the name and contact information of the legal person in your organization who will be responsible for the NDA, if required.

Terms and Conditions

Any proprietary information provided by the participating organization, the project sponsor, will be considered confidential.
A Nondisclosure Form will be signed by all VCU parties working on the project.
When the application is accepted, sponsor agrees to pay the project fee: $10,000 for-profit organizations (public or private), $0 for non-profits. This fee offsets costs of faculty participation and other project expenses.

I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the above terms and conditions