SPONSORS & PARTNERS / 2026
Help curious minds across Sri Lanka learn, connect and build through bootcamps in Colombo and Kandy, an island-wide webinar and the Kandy hackathon.
LOCAL OPPORTUNITY
Five touchpoints: bootcamps in Colombo and Kandy, an island-wide webinar, the 48-hour Kandy hackathon and the prize giving. Reach school and university students, developers and technologists, designers, scientists and educators.
Students across Sri Lanka through IEEE student branches, school science associations, and our ecosystem and community partners
Across the free, half-day bootcamps in Colombo and Kandy, plus the main hackathon
Builders, mentors, judges and crew in Kandy on 14–15 November 2026, plus virtual teams
WHY PARTNER WITH US
Your brand alongside NASA Space Apps Challenge Kandy 2026 on stage, backdrops, certificates and online.
Meet Sri Lanka’s next engineers, developers and founders, with an opt-in talent list of participants aged 18+.
Bootcamps in Colombo and Kandy, an island-wide webinar, the 48-hour hackathon and the prize giving.
Presence in Colombo and Kandy, online in every district, plus our digital campaign.
Invest visibly in STEM, AI literacy and entrepreneurship for young Sri Lankans.
An impact report with attendance, engagement, media reach, photos and the recap video.
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
Find the right level of involvement, from event naming to a place on the sponsors’ wall. We partner with one company per industry, and the Title Partner holds category exclusivity.
The event carries your name, with industry exclusivity.
50% on signing; 50% before the main event.
Stage time, a judge seat and an award in your name.
100% on signing.
Own the bootcamp series in Colombo and Kandy.
50% on signing; 50% before the first bootcamp.
A booth, a mentor on the floor and an award on stage.
100% on signing.
Your brand in front of every participant.
100% on signing.
A simple way to stand behind the event.
100% on signing.
For local and small businesses backing young innovators.
One company per industry. Contact us for current availability in your category.
Bootcamps run in the first week of November, so joining earlier means more of your package reaches students. Sponsorship is managed by UniStay (Pvt) Ltd, our organizer and fiscal sponsor approved by the NASA Space Apps Global Organizing Team, so every partner receives proper invoices and receipts.
IN-KIND PARTNERSHIPS
Contribute products, services or facilities as an Official Category Partner. Choose where your organisation can help below.
The place, tools and infrastructure to create.
Keep participants fuelled, rested and connected.
Capture the stories and celebrate the work.
ACTIVATION & REPORTING
Explore a named award, challenge track or prize; your team mentoring or judging on site; a bootcamp workshop or talk on your tools; free or discounted product access; or a booth, demo or student-appropriate sampling. Anything else in mind? We’ll shape it with you.
Post-event reporting covers attendance, participation, engagement, channel reach, photography, recap video, testimonials, media coverage and evidence of benefits delivered.
PARTNER TIMELINE / 2026
Bootcamps in Colombo and Kandy, plus the island-wide webinar
48-hour hackathon in Kandy
Prize giving ceremony
Recap video and partner impact reports
LET'S WORK TOGETHER
Join us as a sponsor or adopt the bootcamp series. We’ll set up a short call and shape the right package with you.
Local Lead, NASA Space Apps Challenge Kandy 2026
rometh@nasaspaceapps.lk+94 77 725 3796