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2026 Undergraduate Research Conference

student showcasing their research abstract poster at Hunter
May 1, 2026
Come Present Your Research!

Hunter College is pleased to announce our Undergraduate Research Conference. The conference provides a forum for Hunter undergraduates to present their research and creative activities to the college as a whole. Students from all disciplines—from the arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and mathematics—are welcome to submit proposals. The conference will include scholarly feedback for participants, raffles for prizes, and a panel on pursuing research opportunities.

If you are interested in participating, please submit your name and information by December 10th through our InfoReady site, and use the link for the UGRC interest form.

And if you are logging into InfoReady for the first time, please note you need to use your login.cuny.edu address!

  • In early February, we will ask you to submit your abstract.
  • And in early April, we will ask you to submit your poster or slides.

If you need clarification about what goes into an abstract, please look at the material pasted below. If you need more concrete assistance, please reach out directly to the Rockowitz Writing Center (ykenigsb@hunter.cuny.edu) or the Skirball Science Learning Center (npadilla@hunter.cuny.edu).

For participating undergraduates, please review the following proposal guidelines:

View Our Previous Conference

Abstract Guidelines

 

  • A Hunter undergraduate student must be an author on the abstract and poster. (Abstracts may have multiple authors.)
  • Participation is encouraged from students in all disciplines from across campus.
  • Abstracts should be 250 words or less. You are encouraged to work with your faculty supervisor to develop your abstract and poster. Faculty will be required to confirm their support as part of your submission.
  • Poster preparation guidelines and printing instructions will be emailed to students with accepted abstracts.
  • In addition, the Skirball Science Learning Center and Rockowitz Writing Center (on the 7th Floor of the Library) will be hosting workshops to support your efforts in writing an abstract, creating your poster, and preparing your presentation.
View Abstract Template PDF

Poster Guidelines

  • Your poster should have a "landscape" orientation—wider than it is tall—and measure 48" wide x 36" tall.
  • To prepare your poster for printing:
    • Adjust size (tools → size) to 47W x 35.98H (inches).
    • Be sure to have a resolution of at least 150 dpi (pixels / inch).
  • If Hunter is printing your poster for you:
    • Save two copies: one as a .png, and one as a .pdf

Downloads

Have Questions?

Please contact the Student Success Office at daniel.hurewitz@hunter.cuny.edu with any questions, and put "Undergraduate Conference" in the subject line.