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| INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS: The IDA portal is closed. Please keep an eye out for your Chapter Newsletter, and this webpage for information regarding Round two, which will open in 2026 1. This is the first round of IDA grant funding for the 2025–2026 UUP contract year. 2. This round covers projects or events that start between July 2, 2025, and are completed by December 31, 2025. 3. There will be a second round for activities that start between January 1, 2026, and are completed by July 1, 2026. 4. If your project’s start date is within the first round but your completion date is during the second round, please apply during the second round. The opening date for round two announced in 2026. 5. Applications submitted for dates outside the eligible round will be denied, except for activities that start in the first round and end in the second, which should be submitted in the second round, see rule number four. 6. The maximum amount allowed each award period (7/2/XX – 7/1/XX) is $2,000, this is regardless of whether you submit one or two applications. 7. Each applicant may apply for up to two activities during the award period. 8. Each activity (semester, conference, research project, etc…) must be submitted on a separate application. You may not list two conferences on one application, even if they occur at the same time: no exceptions. 9. Applications with more than one activity will have the second activity denied. The committee will no longer email applicants to correct this issue. 10. All applications must be fully completed or they will be denied. The committee will no longer email applicants to correct incomplete submissions. 11. All applications must be typed; handwritten applications will not be accepted. 12. You must use the correct form. It is available for download here (IDA Application Form) 13. All applications must be submitted via the portal. Applications dropped off in the union office will not be checked and will be disposed of in accordance with Stony Brook Policy EC0025 – Disposal of Protected Information. Failure to abide by the guidelines above may result in your application being denied. |
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