Abstract submission deadline: TBD, at 11:59 p.m. CST

For the 2025 Graduate Student Conference, we are accepting submissions for both in-progress or completed original scholarship. The 2025 Conference will be held in a hybrid format.

Submissions guidelines are as follows:

• Do not include any identifying information within the abstract.
• Student(s) must be enrolled in an accredited graduate program as of Spring 2024 or registered for a graduate class in an accredited University and be in good academic standing. 
• Must meet the deadline for submission.
• Abstracts must be between 300 and 500 words in length. 
• Abstracts must be free of tables, graphs, and illustrations.
• By submitting the abstract, the author or authors grant permission to the Graduate Student Conference Committee and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to publish their information in whole or in part for the purposes of the Graduate Student Conference. 

• Research problem or objectives, with a spotlight on community relevance.
• Theoretical or conceptual scaffold grounding the research in community contexts.
• Research question(s) underpinned by literature emphasizing community impact.
• A methodological approach tailored to decipher community implications.
• Data sources and evidence showcasing community engagement or influence.
• Results underscoring community benefits, insights, or transformative changes.
• Scholarly prominence, emphasizing the broader community ramifications.
• Proposed recommendations or actionable insights derived from the research for community betterment.

Please find the submission link to the poster abstracts below:

• A clear statement of the main argument and rationale for research,
• A description of the research goals and questions,
• An overview of the study’s methodology, population, and materials,
• Expected or actual results/ findings,
• Conclusions (for studies that have been finalized),
• Implications/applications, and
• A statement about the relevance of the submission to the theme: Designing Futures: Education as Innovation and Interdisciplinarity.

Please find the submission link to the paper abstracts below:

• A clear statement of the main argument and rationale for research,
• A description of the research goals and questions,
• An overview of the study’s methodology, population, and materials,
• Expected or actual results/ findings,
• Conclusions (for studies that have been finalized),
• Implications/applications, and
• A statement about the relevance of the submission to the theme: Designing Futures: Education as Innovation and Interdisciplinarity.

Please find the submission link to the roundtable abstracts below:

Abstract submission deadline: January 12, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. CST
Pre-conference Poster Session Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024
Conference Date: Friday, March 1, 2024

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