NCUR 2023, the annual CUR conference for undergraduates, will be running in-person April 13-15, 2023. Presentations in all fields are welcome, and a large number of arts and humanities students usually participate. Abstracts are due by November 30. Rates for the conference are quite reasonable. Need help writing an abstract? Here’s our easy set of instructions.
This year’s conference is making a few changes. Here are some of the notable differences (from the conference page):
NCUR will be spread out over two days’ time.
All accepted students, including those with poster and visual art image submissions, will have the opportunity to present to a cohort group for 10-15 minutes.
This year, NCUR will take place at UW-Eau Claire
An opt-in competitive element for presentations has been created.
Registration options for family and friend’s passes will be available.
Graduate Fair meet-up hours will be separate from presentation times to prevent conflicts. There will also be interactive game activities with prizes.
For volume 19, the publication is accepting the following types of submissions by April 16.
original research articles
comments and responses to previous YSW articles
methodological reflections (detailed narrative and reflection about an experience using empirical method that is in conversation with the literature on methods)
Spotlight on First-Year Writing articles (research by students in first-year college writing courses)
The YSW editors are eager to support undergraduate research in writing and rhetoric and are available to Zoom into your classes to discuss research and publication in YSW with your students. Just send an email (youngscholars.editor@gmail.com) to let them know if you’d like to schedule a virtual meeting.
A special virtual poster session dedicated to undergraduate research in Art and Art History has been announced for the 2021 Annual Conference of the College Art Association (CAA), to be held February 10–13, 2021. Students who have been engaged in undergraduate research in object or medium studies, text-based analysis, experimental archaeology, thesis research, or creative inquiry are encouraged to participate; additionally, faculty and museum professionals with experience mentoring undergraduate research on this topics are invited to submit proposals.
Further information is available at this webpage; the deadline for submission is November 23, 2020.
Want to make an exciting poster for CAA 2021? We’re here to help!
The Midwest Modern Language Association’s 2020 Convention will take place November 5-8 at the Hilton City Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The theme is “Culture of Collectivity.” The association is seeking proposals for papers that examine “how meaning is forged in connection with collective acts.” Abstracts for undergraduate papers are due on April 30 and must be submitted via email to mmla@luc.edu. (If you need help writing an abstract be sure to check out CURAH’s five step guide.) Undergraduate members of the MMLA can compete for the Student Paper Prize. The winning paper will be announced during the keynote speech, and the author will receive a prize of $100!
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Johns Hopkins University’s first annual Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium will be on April 3rd and 4th, 2020 at the main campus in Baltimore. The application portal is open now; the deadline for abstracts is January 24. If you need help, please consult our guide to writing an abstract.
Organizers hope to have 400 participants in the first year and will also be offering a select number of travel grants to help students afford participation (CURAH also has travel awards for students). Students working in all humanities fields are welcome. You can learn more (including details about travel arrangements, costs, etc.) at the conference site.
Interested undergraduate students should submit abstracts for the upcoming Global Conference on Women and Gender by October 1. The meeting, which welcomes participants from all academic fields, takes place March 19–21, 2020, hosted by Christopher Newport University’s College of Arts and Humanities. This year’s conference theme is “Gender, Politics and Everyday Life: Power, Resistance and Representation”; please see the call for more information and directions for submission, and check out CURAH’s resource page on abstract writing for guidance.
Finding a place to disseminate your work is the final key step in any scholarly or creative project. Now, thanks to the work of Alexa Sand and others, CURAH maintains a sortable database of undergraduate presentation opportunities in the Arts & Humanities. We have tagged conferences by region, by date, and by approximate deadline, with web addresses to provide more information. Many of these conferences have undergraduate awards. If you find an interesting conference, read the call for papers (CFP) carefully, and consider using CURAH’s excellent advice on preparing a conference abstract. Finding a local conference can reduce your travel costs; if you’re not sure how to fund your travel, consider applying for one of CURAH’s student travel awards.
New opportunities are constantly being added. If you know of a conference in your field that invites posters or presentations from undergraduates, please let us know.
Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society, will be accepting paper and roundtable submissions between September 30 and October 28 for its next annual international convention, to be held in Las Vegas, NV, March 25–28, 2020. More information on the convention theme, submission guidelines, and eligibility requirements is available at the convention website.
The Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University has invited paper proposals for the 2020 International Congress on Medieval Studies, which will include sessions for undergraduate papers. The conference will be held May 7–10, on the WMU campus. Information about submissions, which are due by September 15, is available on the conference website.
September 13th is the deadline for proposed posters on the topic of music teaching and learning. Top-scoring poster creators will be invited to give a presentation. The conference is in January. Please see the FMEA website for more information. As you plan, you may avail yourself of the CURAH resources on writing an abstract and making a poster.
The Arts and Humanities Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research
