Posters on the Hill 2014--Call for Abstracts
Submission Period: September 2-November 4, 2013
As the undergraduate research community works to ensure that those in the U.S. Congress have a clear
understanding of the research and education programs they fund, nothing more effectively demonstrates
the value of undergraduate research than a student participant's words, work, and
stories. Undergraduate research must be among those programs that members of Congress understand
if it is to continue to be supported.
In the spring of 2014, the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) will host its 18th Annual Posters on
the Hill. There will be an evening poster session and reception where students will have the opportunity
to speak directly to member of Congress and demonstrate how they have been impacted by these
programs.
Event Date: TBD. The exact dates for Posters on the Hill will be set once the Congressional calendar for
spring 2014 is finalized.
Submission Process
Students: The Council on Undergraduate Research invites you to submit an abstract for the 18 th Annual
Posters on the Hill. Your research should represent one of CUR’s Divisions (Arts and Humanities, Biology,
Chemistry, Geosciences, Health Sciences, Mathematics/Computer Science, Physics/Astronomy,
Psychology, and Social Sciences). Abstract submissions should describe your research, scholarship, or
creative activity and discuss its significance to society (i.e. what larger issues or problems were you trying
address or understand?; how does your work relate to current policy issues?).
Advisors: You will receive an email confirmation when your student submits an application. This email
will include directions on how to upload an electronic letter of recommendation. Please note that the
letter must be submitted no later than the deadline of November 4, 2013 and must be on institution
letterhead. Without a letter of recommendation, an application will be considered incomplete and will not
be reviewed. Only one letter of recommendation should be sent, and the signature on the letter must
match the name of the advisor listed in the application. Multiple advisors may sign the single letter.
Questions? For questions about the submission process, please contact Mary Pat Twomey, Manager for
Student Programs, at mptwomey@cur.org. For questions regarding the event, please contact MeLisa
Zackery, Director of Conferences and Meeting Services, at mzackery@cur.org.
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Washington, DC 20005
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