Abstract submissions must:

1. State the central research question and the purpose of the research.
2. Provide a brief discussion of the research methodology.
3. State conclusions and significance.
4. Be well organized.

Other formatting guidelines:

1. Abstracts should be no more than 450 words in length.
2. References are allowed within abstracts, but are not required. The Reference list does not count towards the word limit.
3. If including images and/or figures, limit them to no more than one page in addition to the abstract text.

For all presentation submissions, be prepared to supply the following information:

• Please indicate your university affiliation under ‘Conference Track’.
• Please indicate which type of session you would like to present (poster, oral, or fine arts).
• Please provide your abstract in .pdf format under ‘Submission File’.
• Please provide the name and e-mail address for each faculty mentor and co-author.
• UVU students, please provide an IRB approval number in your abstract where applicable.
• You will be asked to agree to the following statement: My faculty research mentor/s has/have approved this abstract for submission. If my faculty mentor is not a co-author, I understand that I am responsible for forwarding ALL UCUR-related emails to her/him. Please be in regular communication with your faculty mentor about your project and UCUR submission.

For more information about UCUR presentation guidelines, click here.