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State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium (SNCURS)

Location: East Carolina University
Date: November 19, 2011
Web: www.sncurs.org
Call for abstracts extended to Oct 10

HPU has a contingent going together and has rooms and transportation arranged - contact Joanne Altman: jaltman0@highpoint.edu

National Conferences on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)

Location: Weber State University, Ogden, Utah
Date: March 29 - March 31, 2012
Web: www.weber.edu/ncur2012
Call for abstracts now through Nov 15
Notification on acceptance of abstracts is Jan. 6, 2012

NCUR will have faculty sessions as well!

Big South Undergraduate Research Symposium (Big SURS)

Location: Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Date: April 13-14, 2012
Web:http://www.winthrop.edu/bigsurs2012
Abstracts for Juried Art due Dec 9
Abstracts for presentations due Dec 12, 2011
Notification of acceptances on Jan 27, 2012

There will also be a workshop on faculty mentoring and promotion of student research.

Posters on the Hill (POH) sponsored by CUR

Location: Washington DC, at the Capitol
Date: Spring (likely March) 2012- not set until December
Web: www.cur.org/pohcall
Call for abstracts: Now through Oct 18

Very Competitive and restricted to projects that may be of interest to legislators

HPU is an institutional member

Social Science Division Student Travel Awards

Date: Fall 2011 and Spring 2012

The Social Science Division is offering a limited number of travel grants, up to $200 each, for undergraduate students presenting the results of research that they have conducted at a regional or national, discipline-specific meeting during the academic year 2011-12. Award recipients are required to acknowledge CUR for support of their travel in their talk or poster. After the meeting, a brief report about the experience is expected. Minority students are encouraged to apply. Eligibility Criteria: Undergraduate student must be a junior or senior, student's mentor must be a CUR member or the student's home institution must be a CUR institutional member, and student's home institution must match the travel grant. Applications for a travel grant to a fall 2011 or spring 2012 meeting are now being accepted.

Web: For application requirements and more details visit:www.cur.org/socscistudenttravel.html

HPU is an institutional member

Active Minds Emerging Scholars Fellowship

Date: Project proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis December 1, 2011 - January 3, 2012. Preference will be given to early submissions.

The Active Minds Emerging Scholars Fellowship is currently seeking proposals for unique and thought-provoking research or creative projects related to mental health!

The Emerging Scholars Fellowship program aims to expand the body of literature, creative expression, and discourse devoted to mental health with a particular emphasis on issues relevant to young adult communities. The Fellowship program encourages creativity in the development of a project that reflects interest in behavioral health issues; a wide range of project types are likely to receive funding. Emerging Scholars will be awarded a $750 stipend to support their work and may apply for an additional $250 in reimbursement for material expenses.

Please download the 2012 Call for Proposals online at http://www.activeminds.org/scholars. Completed proposals must be submitted using our online form, also online. All applicants will be notified by January 12. The Emerging Scholars Fellowship encourages proposals from all interested currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students and is dedicated to maximizing diversity within the Scholar network.

The Active Minds Emerging Scholars Fellowship, generously supported by the Scattergood Foundation for Behavioral Health, provides an opportunity for students to complete funded, independent mental health projects and to be connected with a network of young scholars and national experts in the field of behavioral health.

Web: For more information, email Candace Daniels, Program Manager of National Initiatives at candace@activeminds.org or visit http://www.activeminds.org/scholars