Register for 2015 Undergraduate Research Conference

Undergraduate Research Conference
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Registration is open through Wednesday, April 1, for UNC Charlotte’s Undergraduate Research Conference (URC). The conference, now in its fourth year, is a campus-wide showcase of undergraduate research projects. Sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs, Atkins Library, Charlotte Research Institute and the Levine Scholars Program, the 2015 conference will take place Friday, April 24, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center.

Faculty members are asked to encourage their students to enter the competition before the April 1 deadline. The work presented can range from in-class projects to year-long honors theses and everything in between. Students can present their work in poster or oral formats, individually (oral or poster) or in groups (poster). Both formats are judged during the conference, and general prizes will be awarded by discipline. 

In addition to departmental awards, Levine Scholars’ sustainability awards and Honors College awards, students will have an optional opportunity to apply for an Atkins Library Undergraduate Research Award.  Five awards of $1,000 each will be given in the following categories:

  • Arts/Architecture/Humanities
  • Social Sciences/Education
  • Physical Sciences/ Engineering
  • Biological Sciences/ Health Sciences
  • Math/ Computer Sciences

Conference organizers invite campus-wide exhibitor and student groups to host informational booths about their organization. Eligible groups are UNC Charlotte organizations, both student- and University-run, whose missions have relevance to promoting undergraduate research and/or scholarship. 

Information, including eligibility requirements, and registration are on the Web; email questions to undergrad-research@uncc.edu.