*This form is due by Wednesday, August 27, 2025*

All summer funded UROP students are required to submit a 250 word abstract summarizing your research. Student abstracts are compiled into a booklet that accompanies your required poster presentation at the UROP Symposium.

The UROP Symposium is on Friday, October 17, 2025 from 10AM -2PM in the GSU Metcalf Ballroom, and the abstract booklet will be available digitally via OpenBU, under Kerberos protection. Abstracts are only accessible by login to the BU community, however, this precaution cannot guarantee that abstracts will not be viewed by those outside of the BU community.

Please note: at the end of this form you will be required to attach a completed and signed copy of the Mentor Abstract Approval Form.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email urop@bu.edu.

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All UROP summer participants are required to submit an abstract as a condition of your funding - an agreement made in your summer award paperwork. Abstracts will be complied into a booklet during the fall semester, and will be published on OpenBU.

You should work closely with your research mentor to write your abstract, and you can find UROP's tips and tricks for abstract writing on our website here.

Additionally, we suggest that you review last year's symposium booklet to see examples of abstracts from other students. To access the 2024 abstract booklet with your BU login credentials, click here. 

Generally, your abstract should:

1. Include a short description of what you did and learned,
2. Include only numbers and characters that are most important,
3. Include relevant information about possible or required next steps,
4. Include why your work is important,
5. Be interesting and informative,
6. Be written for a broad audience (i.e. explain key concepts briefly and spell out abbreviations on first use).

NOTE - Abstracts are limited to 250 words.

Mentor Abstract Approval Form

 

Attach a pdf version of the Mentor Abstract Approval Form with your information and your mentor's signature. If this form is missing any of the required information (including your mentor's signature), it will not be accepted.

To find a blank copy of this form, please see our website here. 

Students who are studying abroad are excused from presenting at the Symposium. Please reach out to the UROP office via email to confirm your Symposium absence. You will still need to submit your abstract.

Presentation Time

Based on a first-come, first-served basis you may let us know your presentation time preferences. You must choose at least two (2) different preference options.

We cannot guarantee that you will be able to present at your preferred time, but will do our very best to accomodate. 

You should be sure to let your professors know of this UROP committment early on in the semester if class time conflicts with Syposium presentations.

Submission Statement

I acknowledge that this application falls within Boston University's Academic Conduct Code, which can be found here.

I certify that this abstract is my own work, and that I have acknowledged all materials and sources in its preparation.