Undergraduate Research

Abstract Books and Compilations

Submission Policy

Any Winthrop undergraduate who has engaged in research (i.e., scholarly or creative activity) between Summer 2020 and Spring 2021, or who has presented or performed his/her work at a professional meeting and/or to the campus community during that time is encouraged to submit to Undergraduate Scholarship and Creative Activity 2021, and to consider presenting or performing at the seventh annual Showcase of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (SOURCE) in April 2021 (exact date TBD). This includes students who have conducted exemplary work in classes with discipline-specific scholarly or creative activities. Each submission must be sponsored by a Winthrop faculty mentor or department chair.

Length

The body of the abstract or description (not counting title, authors, etc.) is limited to a maximum of 250 words and should concisely describe the scholarly or creative project. (See your faculty mentor for help writing the abstract/description.)

Content

The submission form linked below will prompt you to enter the following information:

1. Abstract/project title
2. Names, e-mail addresses, and CWIDs for all contributing undergraduate student authors
3. Names, e-mail addresses, and academic departments for all faculty mentors
4. Abstract body (project description), limited to 250 words: Note that we can now accept formatted text (e.g., bold, italics, super- and subscript), as well as symbols.
5. Additional information specific to your particular abstract (not all will apply to you), including Honors Thesis Committee members, details of course information, conference presentations, publications, scholarships/grants, and/or awards related to the project
6. Information related to presenting or performing your work on campus at SOURCE 2021 

Submission Window

Abstract submission is now closed. We will begin accepting submissions for Undergraduate Scholarship and Creative Activity 2021 in November 2020. 

Archives

The collections in our archives represent countless hours of scholarly and creative activity in which students honed their research, creativity, critical thinking, and writing skills and engaged in learning well beyond the classroom.