SFA Undergraduate Research Conference Guidelines
Any paper or project composed or performed during calendar year 2009 as part of an undergraduate course requirement is eligible for the competition. (Spring, Summer, or Fall semesters of 2009).
Each submission will consist of three components:
- submission form – contact information for student and faculty sponsor
- faculty recommendation letter – one to two pages
- student-authored abstract - no more than 500 words
Further restrictions:
- Papers and works prepared by non-majors are eligible so long as they are submitted as a requirement within a departmental course.
- Work produced in languages other than English are eligible, but abstracts must be submitted in English and presentations should be designed for a predominantly English-speaking audience.
- Group papers/projects can be submitted for groups of up to five members.
Submission procedures:
- Students should make their submissions to the department of the sponsoring faculty member.
- Each college and its departments will use their own guidelines to determine their submissions to the college. (For example, in the College of Liberal & Applied Arts, each department and division can submit no more than three student project to the Dean’s office. A college committee then chooses the college’s top scholar and its finalists.)
- Each college will submit one top scholar and up to seven finalists to the Honor’s College.
- All top scholars and college finalists are invited to participate in URC 2010, either as interactive presenters or poster presenters.
Frequently asked questions:
- Can a department submit papers/projects done by non-majors?
YES - any scholarly work completed as part of an undergraduate course requirement in the department is eligible for submission. - Must the $250 prize money be used for scholarship or student travel to conferences?
NO – this is a cash award. The winners will receive a check from the university. If the award goes to a group project, it will be divided evenly among the group members. - Can submissions include scholarly works that are primarily creative rather than research-based?
YES – Any undergraduate work that demonstrates scholarly methods appropriate to the field for which it was produced can be submitted.