Faculty of Sciences Guidelines & Awards
Guidelines
Awards
REQUIRED INFORMATION
- Your name and BYUH email address.
- The name of your faculty mentor.
- The type of project that you are proposing.
- A 200-word abstract that describes your project or panel.
- Keywords related to your topic.
- Which field(s) of study best fit your project.
Abstract Criteria
All proposals should include a 200-word abstract that describes the poster or presentation. The conference committee will assess the abstracts and accept high-quality posters and presentations that follow the content criteria outlined below.
For Posters
- 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.
- Briefly describe the methods used in your research.
- Summarize the main findings of your research.
- Conclude with a statement about the implications of your findings.
- If applicable, include with a sentence that explains how the project relates to the conference theme.
For Presentations
- 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.
- Briefly describe the methods used in your research.
- Summarize the main findings of your research.
- Conclude with a statement about the implications of your findings.
- If applicable, include a sentence that explains how the project relates to the conference theme.
For Posters
Best overall: $150
Biology: $125
Health and Human Science: $125
Psychology: $125
Poster Honorable Mention
Biology: Two awards of $50 each
Health and Human Science: Two awards of $50 each
Psychology: Two awards of $50 each
For Presentations
Best overall: $150
Biology: $125
Health and Human Science: $125
Psychology: $125
Presentation Honorable Mention
Three awards of $50 each (for the overall presentations, NOT specific to each program)