Submit a Proposal

Proposals from eligible students will be accepted via the UGRS Journal submissions page. Applications will be reviewed by a sub-committee and students may be asked to make revisions to their proposals to better fit the Symposium criteria.

Proposal decisions will be communicated via email in early February.

Please download the template and provide the following information:

• Contact information for you and your supervisor
• Title of your presentation
• Presentation Description
  • 50 words maximum
  • Presentation Description considerations: This should describe your presentation in 2 sentences. It should be engaging and accessible to an interdisciplinary audience who may not be familiar with your subject area. The text will be used as the description of your presentation. Aim to get your audience excited about your presentation.

• Abstract
  • 250 words maximum
  • Abstract considerations: Summarize your research project and presentation details. Use language that is accessible for an interdisciplinary audience; tell us about your research project and what, specifically, you will present about; if you plan to take a unique approach in your presentation, tell us about that too.

Following the acceptance process, students will be invited to take part in a workshop that will provide support for designing a research poster and creating a conference presentation.

• Research Poster - Each presenter will be asked to produce a research poster that summarizes and showcases their research. Use of a UGRS poster template is required. The ability to create a concise and professional research poster is an important skill for participating in the academic research community. The UGRS will be offering a workshop on how to create a research poster for UGRS presenters.
• Poster Exhibition – A select number of UGRS Research Posters will be exhibited in the W.A.C. Bennett Library on the Burnaby Campus. Students must supply a print ready file to the UGRS team who will have the poster professionally printed and installed.
• Symposium – The Symposium will take place on March 29, 2023. Presenters will be in interdisciplinary groupings and will give 3 to 5 minute presentations on their research. Following the presentations, students will participate in a faculty-moderated discussion. The Symposium will also feature a keynote presentation, graduate student panel, social time, and opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in meaningful dialogue about interdisciplinary research with faculty members and peers throughout the day.
• Workshops - A workshop on how to design a research poster, use the UGRS poster template, and create a compelling conference presentation will be provided in advance of the UGRS. Please visit Presenters Corner to see the workshop schedule.

• Clarity, coherence, and appropriate scope
• Relevance and appropriateness to the Symposium’s goals
• Accessible language and a clear proposed means of engaging a university-wide audience from across disciplines and subject areas
• Contribution to academic research/disciplinary knowledge (potential or actual)