Undergraduate Research Conference

Absolutely!  Learn about projects your fellow students are engaged in and learn how they got involved in research and creative projects.

Yes, all submissions that have a faculty mentor and that, if relevant, have received IRB approval from MSU Denver are accepted.  For more information on IRB, please visit www.msudenver.edu/irb/

The abstract is a 300-word (or less) summary of your work that describes:

• the purpose of your work
• the central research question addressed or concept investigated
• brief description of your discipline-based methods or created techniques
• the findings and implications of your work

Absolutely.  Works resulting from collaborations are invited.  When a work has more than one author, the group will select one primary author for the conference and only that person will upload the abstract.  The authors that are not designated the primary author will still need to register individually for the conference.

Oral presentations are limited to 12 minutes with 3 additional minutes for questions.

Powerpoint is encouraged for oral presentations.

The recommended dimension for a poster is a maximum of 3′ x 4′.

Presenters at the Undergraduate Research Conference are responsible for ensuring that they have followed appropriate procedures for human subjects research as outlined by the MSU Denver Human Subjects Protection Program. The MSU Denver Institutional Review Board is the final authority on this issue, so please refer all questions to them.  For more information, please visit the Institutional Review Board website.

Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate requests for specific presentation times.  To present at the conference, you must be able to present your work during any of the sessions.

No.  However, we understand that during the course of research individuals encounter unexpected outcomes and even some unexpected roadblocks that can impact the findings or the ability to completely address a research question.  If, after you have submitted your abstract, you find yourself in a situation where the actual findings of your inquiry lead you to be at odds with what you expected to find, don’t worry — just explain the changes to your audience.

Yes!  As a MSU Denver student, you are eligible to present at the MSU Denver Undergraduate Research Conference.  It does not matter that your research is done off-campus.

Yes, your supervisor can act as your faculty mentor or an MSU Denver faculty familiar with your work could serve as a faculty mentor as well.

Yes.  Alumni may present research they conducted as MSU Denver undergraduates.

The 2023 URC will be held on April 28th in the Jordan Student Success Building. Approximately two weeks prior to the conference you will receive an email that contains your presentation details and time.

The number of sessions depends on the number of registered presentations.  The conference schedule is published approximately two weeks prior to the conference.

Each student presenter will receive a certificate of participation.