• Presentation Opportunities: 2 Undergraduate Research Conferences With Upcoming Deadlines

UConn undergraduate researchers are encouraged to apply to present their work at upcoming conferences focused on undergraduate research across the disciplines. These conferences offer rich opportunities to meet and network with researchers from other campuses, to learn about cutting-edge research, and to hone your presentation skills.

National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2014
April 3-5, 2014 at the University of Kentucky

NCUR welcomes presenters from all universities and all academic fields of inquiry. This conference includes oral presentation sessions, poster sessions, performing arts sessions, and visual arts sessions. Plenary speakers at the 2014 conference include T. Pearse Lyons, Kris W. Kimel, Nikky Finney, and Ernest Bailey. The deadline to submit abstracts is 11:59 pm ET on December 6, 2013.

National Collegiate Research Conference (NCRC) 2014

January 22-25, 2014 at Harvard University

This year, the 3rd annual NCRC will feature keynote addresses from Stephen Wolfram, Laurie Santos, and Robert Gallo. Student participants will also have the opportunity to earn prizes up to $500 from a prize pool of $5,000 by presenting a poster or being a plenary presenter. The application deadline has been extended to this Sunday, November 10th.