Undergraduate Research Colloquium

To present at this event, you first need to submit an abstract of your research. An abstract is a short 1-paragraph summary (<400 words) of your scholarly project. For this event, it is ok if your work is not finished and conclusions are speculative at the time of abstract submission. Work with your mentor to effectively communicate your scholarly question, what you have done to answer it, what results you have obtained/anticipate, and what those results mean in the appropriate context. Your abstract should be written with an interdisciplinary scientific audience in mind.  Other important details:

• It is your responsibility to ensure your research mentor has reviewed and approved the abstract prior to submission.
• The list of authors should be in the same order that you intend to display on your poster.
• Group submissions are welcome; however, posters should only be submitted once.  Indicate the group members who will be present at the Colloquium by placing an asterisk next to their name in the full author list.
• Abstracts will be published in an electronic abstract booklet that will be distributed by email to Mason’s faculty, staff and students.

To register your project for the COS URC, submit your abstract HERE

Abstracts for the 2024 Colloquium will be accepted until April 9, 2025. 

This event will be in person on Fairfax campus. Physical posters will be printed for all participants who submit their poster before the deadline.

Poster Details

• The required size for posters for this event is 3ft x 4 ft and in the landscape orientation. You can download the template (below) to be sure you have the correct size and orientation.
• Modifications can be made to the boxes on the poster template, which has been provided as an example of what to include on a research poster.
• The final poster needs in PDF format. From PowerPoint, simply save or print our poster *.pdf.
• Send your completed PDF electronic document to stemcos@gmu.edu by WEDNESDAY April 30, 2025, by 11:59pm.

Download the New 2025 PowerPoint Poster template HERE

Mason faculty, research staff, and graduate students are invited to be judges for this event. Judging will occur during the poster session from 2-4pm. More details will be shared with the judges before the event. If you are interested, please email stemcos@gmu.edu.