CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Present your Undergraduate Research

We are set to hold our 13th undergraduate research conference for political science students on Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 from 11am to 1pm! All students who have written a strong research-oriented paper for any political science course or independent study are welcome to apply. 

Conference presenters usually present research that they have completed as a poster that they display on an easel to their visitors. The posters are made in Microsoft's Powerpoint. Normally, visitors study the poster for a few minutes and then interact with you about your work. It's a wonderful opportunity for you to disseminate your research and discuss your ideas to a larger audience. 

Below are a few photos from previous conferences to give you an idea of what the conference would look like. In the pictures, you can see an example of a poster.  Also, the UMBC Omicron Eta Pi Sigma Alpha group has received funding from the national organization of Pi Sigma Alpha to cover the costs associated with your participation in the conference, including the printing and mounting of your poster on a posterboard and lunch the day of the conference. Once we know who is participating, we will distribute information about how to make a poster in Powerpoint and if there is enough interest we will also hold a workshop. 

This year, the conference will be on April 5th from 11am to 1pm on the 2nd floor of the Policy Building. If you would like to participate, please fill out this application form with your name, paper title and a brief 4-5-sentence abstract by Wednesday March 1st.  

Also, please feel free to reach out to Professor Forestiere forestie@umbc.edu or to Professor Anson at iganson@umbc.edu if you have any questions. 

Please consider participating if you have a strong paper from a class or other research experience that you would like to present! It's a wonderful experience for everyone - for presenters and visitors alike. 

Thank you so much,

Carolyn Forestiere and Ian Anson