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Education and Social Work

Guidelines
Awards
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Required Information

  • Your name and BYUH email address. 
  • The name of your faculty mentor. 
  • The type of project that you are proposing (poster or research paper presentation).
  • A 200-word abstract that describes your research project. 
  • Keywords related to your topic.  
  • Which field(s) of study best fit your research project. 
  • Written report (i.e. APA, Abstract, Literature Review, Research, Results, Conclusion)

Abstract Criteria

All proposals must include a 200-word abstract that describes the research project (poster or presentation). IRB approval and a Faculty Mentor are required for all student submissions. The conference committee will review and assess the abstracts, selecting high-quality posters and presentations that follow the content criteria outlined below. 
    1. Research Question or Objective: Include a clear statement of the research question or objective that explains why the study is important and what you aimed to discover or demonstrate.
    2. Literature Review and Theoretical Framework: Provide an overview of relevant literature and identify the theoretical or conceptual framework that informs your research.
    3. Methods: Briefly describe the methods used in your research, including how data were collected and analyzed.
    4. Findings: Summarize the main findings or results of your research.
    5. Implications: Conclude with a statement about the implications or significance of your findings for practice, policy, or future research.
    1. Research Question or Objective: Include a clear statement of the research question or objective that explains why the study is important and what you aimed to discover or demonstrate.
    2. Literature Review and Theoretical Framework: Provide an overview of relevant literature and identify the theoretical or conceptual framework that informs your research.
    3. Methods: Briefly describe the methods used in your research, including how data were collected and analyzed.
    4. Findings: Summarize the main findings or results of your research.
    5. Implications: Conclude with a statement about the implications or significance of your findings for practice, policy, or future research.

For Posters

  • Best overall: $150
    Education: $125
    Social Work: $125
    TESOL: $125

  • Three awards of $50 each (for the overall presentations, not specific to each program)

For Presentations

  • Best overall: $150
    Education: $125
    Social Work: $125
    TESOL: $125

  • Education: Two awards of $50 each
    Social Work: Two awards of $50 each
    TESOL: Two awards of $50 each