UCURTRAVELAPPLICATION
PURPOSETheOfficeofUndergraduateResearch(OUR)willprovidetravel supportforstudentstopresenttheirresearchorcreativeworksatthe
UtahConferenceonUndergraduateResearch(UCUR).
PROCESSStudentsmustfirstsubmitanapplicationandabstractfor
considerationtotheOUR . Please check OUR Calendar for deadlines ().
Abstractsmustbewrittenbythestudents,notthefacultymentors. Successfulapplicantswillbe notifiedandwillbeawardedtravelfundspendingacceptanceoftheirabstractbyUCUR. Oncesuccessfulapplicantsarenotified,they will be required to submittheirabstractstoUCURforconsideration. Please check OUR Calendar for deadlines. Tofacilitatethisprocess,boththeOUR abstractformatandtheUCURformatareidentical.
ELIGIBILITYAllcurrentlyenrolledstudentsareeligibletoapply. Studentsmust haveworkedwithaWSUfacultyorstaffmemberwhoservedasamentortotheproject. Undergraduateresearchprojectsthatinclude teamsofstudentswithinoracrossdisciplinesareencouragedtoapply;however,duetolimitedfunds,onlyonememberofateamcan besupportedthroughOUR.
Completethefollowingapplication andpreparean abstractusingtheformatfoundbelow.
Email the completed application to by the deadline, October 23, 2017.
UCURTRAVELGRANTAPPLICATION
Student Information
StudentName(last,first)StudentID#
PhoneEmail
TotalNumberofCreditsCompletedAnticipatedGraduation(term/year*)
(*fundsmayNOTbespentaftergraduation)
Project Information
ProjectTitle
FacultyMentorName(last,first)MailCode
CollegeDepartment
Please list all additional authors:
StudentSignatureDate
ProjectMentorSignatureDate
For Room Assignment Purposes, Please Specify Your Gender:□Female □Male / Room Assignment #
(To be Completed by OUR)
ABSTRACT FORMATTING
Abstracts should:
State, in clear terms, the central research question and the purpose of the research. Provide a brief discussion of the research methodology.
State conclusions, either final or anticipated.
Be well organized.
Needs to be at least 250-300 words, but should not go over 450 words.
All abstracts will undergo rigorous review by a panel of faculty reviewers. Abstract reviewers will evaluate submissions based on the criteria listed below and will assess overall merit within the context of the specific discipline.