NCUR 2021
The 35th annual National Conferences on Undergraduate Research will take place April 1-3, 2021, at California State University, Long Beach.
With more than 4,000 undergraduate students in attendance, this is the largest annual gathering of undergraduate research students presenting their research and creative activities. Conference participants also network with peers and faculty members, as well as meet with graduate school and corporate recruiters.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville usually offers travel assistance to students with accepted abstracts, however, due to COVID-19, university travel is currently restricted. This site will be updated as new information is available. Due to the distance of travel, fewer scholarships will be available than for past locations.
Abstracts can be submitted from September 30, 2020, to December 6, 2020.
If university travel is permitted, funding will be limited this year due to the conference location. Please submit your travel scholarship application at the same time as you submit your abstract. No late travel scholarships will be accepted. We also ask that you request funding from your department, to help defray travel costs.
Students traveling to NCUR are ineligible for the UGR Student Travel Grants Program and must apply for the NCUR travel grant specifically.
**Please note that students who graduate in December are eligible to submit their abstracts and attend the conference but are not eligible for travel funding**
Submit your abstract HERE
(Abstract submission is not yet active for 2021)
Apply for NCUR travel grant HERE
(This application will be open during the NCUR abstract submission window.)
***Please submit your travel scholarship form at the same time as you submit your abstract if you wish to apply for travel funding.
***All students submitting a travel grant request must also be a registered member of URSA (Undergraduate Research Student Association) Register HERE
Important Dates
| Online Abstract submission opens | TBD (September 2020) |
| Student Abstract Submission Deadline | TBD (December 2020) |
| Review of Abstract Submissions by NCUR | Dec. 2020 – Jan. 2021 |
| Abstract Decision Notifications | Late January 2021 |
| NCUR 2021 Travel Commitment Deadline | January 31, 2021 |
| Early Conference Registration Deadline (Select Enhanced Member Institutions Rate)TBD | TBD |
| NCUR 2021 | April 1-3, 2021 |
Past Events:
After thoughtful consideration and careful monitoring of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation, and in coordination with the Council on Undergraduate Research, Montana State University is canceling the National Conference on Undergraduate Research that was scheduled for March 26-28 on our campus in Bozeman.
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