Presentation Opportunities for Students and/or Faculty at National Meetings that Focus on Undergraduate Research

The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)

Will be held April 11-13, 2013 at the University of Wisconsin.  NCUR brings together undergraduates involved in scholarly and artistic activities representing a range of disciplines including creative arts, mathematics,  business, social science, humanities, physcial and life sciences, natural resources, and engineering, among others.  Participants come from more than 300 colleges and universities representing almost everystate in the nation. 

For more information go to:   http://www.uwlax.edu/ncur2013/

The English Department at Winthrop

Will be sponsoring the 8th Annual Undergraduate/Graduate Research Conference on March 1-2, 2013 .  Papers on topics related to British, world, and American literature; essays on linguistics, literary and rhetorical theory, and writing pedagogy; and creative fiction and nonfiction pieces will be presented.  Abstracts are due by TBA.

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BigSURS 2012

Will be held April 13th-14th 2012 at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC.  The BigSURS is modeled after the NCR meeting, but provides a less expensive alternative to NCUR.  The abstract submission deadline is TBA.  Special funding from the Vice President of Academic Affairs will be availabe to support students attending the BigSURS.  The submission information and guidelines can be found on TBA.  More information about student and faculyt ment5or travel funding for this conference will be available in the near future.

Posters on the Hill

Spring of 2013 the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) will host its 17th annual undergraduate poster session on Capitol Hill. This event will help members of Congress understand the importance of undergraduate research by talking directly with the students whom these programs impact. Submissions are due November 1, 2012.

For more information, please visit http://www.cur.org/pohcall.html. 

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FACULTY:
CUR Dialogues 2013

CUR Dialogues 2013 will be held February 21-23, 2013 at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza in Washington D.C. (same location as the 2012 meeting) CUR Dialogues is designed to bring faculty and administrators to Washington, D.C. to interact with federal agency program officers and other grant funders.

Workshops and Plenary Sessions will:
· tell participants about grant opportunities in research and education, both new and ongoing;
· assist faculty learn how to find new funding opportunities;
· assist faculty develop grant proposal writing skills.

Participants will:
· meet in small groups and talk with program officers and grants management officers -- NSF, NIH, NEH, NEA, Dept. of Energy, Dept. of Ed, and more;
· take the opportunity to communicate directly with program officers and grants administrators concerning grant requirements and funders’ priorities;
· share ideas with colleagues.

In addition, CUR Dialogues provides a setting for funders to learn of the interests, needs, and concerns of researchers and educators relative to funding opportunities. CUR Dialogues has spawned many ideas for grant programs, and have helped agencies to refine their program guidelines.