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Important Dates
May 2nd - 4th: Bootcamp Sprint
May 4th: InventOR Grant & Finance Guide
2025 InventOR Competitor Agreement and Declaration of Eligibility (must be completed by all participants of InventOR)
2025 InventOR Competition Rules & Eligibility
May 4th: Grant Paperwork Due
Each Team needs to confirm their Team Financial Lead. This person will review and sign the following required documents:
2025 InventOR Innovation Development Grant & Use Agreement
PSU Foundation Prototyping Grant Agreement
2025 InventOR Prize Agreement
W-9 (with SSN or EIN) or W-8*. (Only one per team.)
The W-9 captures all the required tax information for tax reporting. This includes (1) name, (2) business name, (3) type of entity, (3) exempt status, (4) address, (5) taxpayer identification number, and (6) signature.
*An individual who is a U.S. non-resident alien (not a U.S. citizen, and does not meet the IRS requirements to be a U.S. resident alien), please complete a W-8BEN.
Direct Deposit Authorization Form. (Only one per team.)
2025 InventOR Bootcamp Travel Reimbursement (only one per team)
May 5th - June 25th: InventOR Cohort
Team's Grant Funds Distributed May 13 (if forms are completed on time)
Team's spend and track team finances - reviewed by Thom Bally-Larkin every Friday
June 26th - 27th: InventOR Finals
June 26th: Check In & Booth Setup
June 26th: Everyone Completes: 2025 InventOR Program Survey
June 27th: InventOR Finals & Awards Ceremony
July 2025: InventOR Final Reports
July 1st: 2025 InventOR Finals Event Survey
July 4th: Final Prototyping Purchases Due
July 14th: InventOR Final Expense Report Due
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