HU | COAS | Symposium on Undergraduate Research

College of Arts and Sciences Symposium on Undergraduate Research in Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Fields

Monday, April 19, 2010
The Armour J. Blackburn
University Center
8:00am – 6:00pm

Undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences are invited to submit an abstract for the Fifth Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Research to be held on April 19, 2010 in the Armour J. Blackburn University Center.

At this one-day event, undergraduates will be given the opportunity to present their research findings through poster and oral presentations. Presentations will be judged and awarded based upon standards set by the Undergraduate Research Committee.

Topics will reflect the four Divisions of the College: Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences.

Interdisciplinary projects are welcome and encouraged.

Eligibility Requirements

Entrants must be undergraduate students (freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors) of Howard University who are endorsed by a faculty mentor.

ATTENTION HONORS STUDENTS: All graduating Honors Program seniors are required to present their Honors Theses at the Symposium.

How to Submit Abstracts

Deadline Extended
Abstracts must be submitted by Friday, March 12, 2010.
Late submissions will not be accepted.
Acceptances
Finalists with accepted Abstracts will be posted on this website: Thursday, April 1, 2010.

Abstracts must be submitted online at http://www.coassymposium.com
Email and paper submissions will not be accepted.

Submitted Abstract documents must include this information.

Students must receive endorsement of a Howard University faculty advisor, research advisor, or program director before submission of an abstract.
The Mentor Endorsement Form must be submitted to the Office of the Dean, Suite 101, Locke Hall no later than Friday, March 5, 2010. Students can type directly into the PDF form and then save and email the form to their mentors for completion. (Groups need only submit one form.)

Duplicate abstracts submitted by different authors will be automatically rejected. However a collaborative effort among multiple authors is acceptable when submitted as one project. *All authors must be identified at the time of the abstract submission.
*Authors participating in a collaborative effort must share any monetary award received.

Work presented need not have been done at Howard University, but if not, it must identify the site and director of the work as well as the Howard University faculty member who directed the project or research report, if any. Student must have endorsement of site director as well as the Howard University faculty member.

Work must be proofread prior to submission. The COAS Undergraduate Research Committee will not edit abstracts.