Sunday, May 4
Final request for proposal topics or "seed concepts" sent to Industry Advisory Board
Wednesday, May 22
Airtable ranking of "seed concepts" completed by Industry Advisory Board
Tuesday, July 8
Proposal topics distributed to faculty members (Call for proposals)
Monday, August 11
Two-page proposals submission due
Wednesday, August 13
Two-page proposals distributed to Industry Advisory Board
Sunday, September 14
Votes from Industry Advisory Board for down-selection of top proposals due
Friday, September 19
Announcement to PIs on final proposals selected for podium presentations
Sunday, November 2
Final proposals and presentation due to Center Director and Coordinator
Wednesday-Thursday, November 19-20, 2025
IAB fall meeting at North Dakota State University for final selection of 2026 projects