what-benefits-does-a-center-of-excellence-coe-provide-to-a-partner-university | centers-of-excellence

What benefits does a Center of Excellence (CoE) provide to a partner university?

Early access to Sun Technology (hardware and/or software)
CoE bestows public recognition within academia - OpenSPARC CoEs are exclusive; we expect only a single-digit number of OpenSPARC Centers of Excellence to be created
University can leverage its identification as a CoE to help acquire additional funding
Sun can help "market" the university's CoE programs
Equipment grants from Sun and/or additional equipment discounts, sometimes student-support grants