Emerging Researchers Conference
Undergraduate and graduate students who participate in the following NSF programs are invited to submit abstracts for the 2013 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM:
***Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP);
***Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST);
***Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP);
***Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP);
***LSAMP-Bridges to the Doctorate;
***Research in Disabilities Education (RDE);
***Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs); and
***Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP).
This conference is cosponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Education and Human Resources Programs (EHR) and the NSF Division of Human Resource Development (HRD), within the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR).
The conference will be held in Washington, D.C., on February 28 - March 2, 2013. All student poster and oral presentations will be scheduled for Friday, March 1, 2013 or Saturday, March 2, 2013.
The conference is designed to help students to enhance their science communication skills; better understand how to prepare for science careers in a global workforce; and, to find out about summer, graduate school and employment opportunities. Towards this end, the general format for the 2-1/2 day conference will include:
*** Undergraduate poster and oral presentations;
*** Graduate student poster and oral presentations;
*** Plenary sessions and professional development workshops; and
*** Exhibitors from the academic, government, and business sectors.
Please review theabstract submission guidelines online at:
To submit your abstract, please access the following link:
A limited number of student conference travel awards will be provided. Travel awards will cover transportation, hotel, and the conference registration fee. (Travel awardinformation will be forwarded in a separate email.)
The conference registration feeis $400per person. This fee covers the cost of conference meals. (Complete conference registration information will be forwarded at a later date.)
Key dates related to abstract submission and travel
*** The deadline for poster and oral abstract submissions is November 5, 2012.
*** Notification of abstract acceptance will be sent by December 2, 2012.
*** More information about how to apply for travel awards will be forwarded in a separate email.
*** The deadline to submit travel award applications is November 5, 2012
*** Travel awards will be announced on or before December 2, 2012.
For a copy of the tentative conference agenda, please access the following link:
For complete conference information, please visit the ERN Conference in STEM website
For questions regarding the online abstract submission process, please contact Donna Behar at .