Nominations & Travel Scholarships

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Speaker Nominations

One of the objectives of the WoPhyS conference is to provide undergraduate and graduate students with a platform to present their research to their peers. This rare opportunity to be an invited speaker at a conference as a student researcher will allow students to develop their ability to present scientific ideas and information. Faculty advisors are invited to nominate their most outstanding undergraduate or graduate researchers to the organizing committee by the procedure described below.

Approximately 13 nominated undergraduates will be selected by the conference organizing committee and invited to present at the meeting.

To nominate a student researcher for an invited talk, faculty advisors should send a short, one-page recommendation letter to the organizing committee (jbosley@unl.edu). Letters of recommendation should include a short description of the research project, suggested title of the talk, and short description of the candidate's qualifications and strengths. It is expected that faculty advisors guide their student in preparing and rehearsing her talk prior to the conference.


Deadline for Speaker Nominations: October 1, 2021

Nominations for Travel Scholarships

We have funds to support undergraduate students with their travel expenses. In order to receive this support, students will have to indicate their need on the registration page, and in addition, faculty supervisors will have to provide a short statement to the organizing committee (jbosley@unl.edu), in which they declare that their department is unable to cover the travel expenses of their students and confirm that their student is active in research and would benefit from this conference. Please note that our funds are limited and we may not be able to cover travel expenses in full in all cases.


Deadline for Travel Scholarship Nominations: October 1, 2021

NOTE: Travel scholarships are only available for undergraduate students who will present a talk or poster at the conference.