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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 

  1. 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. Briefly describe the methods used in your research. 
  3. Summarize the main findings of your research. 
  4. Conclude with a statement about the implications of your findings. 
  5. If applicable, include with a sentence that explains how the project relates to the conference theme. 

For Presentations

  1. 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. Briefly describe the methods used in your research. 
  3. Summarize the main findings of your research. 
  4. Conclude with a statement about the implications of your findings. 
  5. 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)