Registration for the U-GRAPH Research Symposium will open Monday, November 3rd, 2025, and close Friday, March 20th.

Register here to secure your spot!

If you are a student/scholar in a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, NIH RISE, NIH MARC, NIH PREP, ACS DICR, NIH IMSD program, or undergraduate research program, you are eligible to present at the U-GRAPH Research Symposium.  Please fill out the form below to submit your abstract.

Abstracts from post-baccalaureate scholars currently participating in an NIH PREP or ACS DICR program will be given priority for oral presentations. All other students/scholars will be reviewed for poster presentations.  

Abstracts are due no later than March 6th, 2025, at 11:59 pm MT.

Abstracts need to be 300 words or less (the title and authors do not count towards this word count).

Submit your abstract here!

Only post-baccalaureate scholars are eligible to apply for a conference travel award. Each award will cover the cost of one hotel room at the Springhill Suites for two nights during conference dates (max value approx. $275). The application for the travel award is in the abstract submission form.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Post-baccalaureate Scholar Status: The applicant must be a scholar currently enrolled in an NIH PREP (Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program) or ACS DICR (American Cancer Society Diversity in Cancer Research) post-baccalaureate program.
2. Conference Registration: The applicant must have already registered for the U-GRAPH conference at the time of abstract submission.
3. Lodging at Springhill Suites: Awardees must stay at the conference hotel in The Springhill Suites for the duration of the conference.
4. Attend both days of the conference: Awardees must attend the conference in its entirety.
5. Abstract Submission and Acceptance: The applicant must complete the abstract submission form (linked under “Abstract Submission”), and the abstract must be accepted for presentation at U-GRAPH in either oral or poster format.