2022 NCSSS Student Research Conference

• Conference cost: Each school is responsible for the registration fee of $225 per participant. Schools are responsible for securing their own transportation to and from the conference for their students and chaperones. All meals, accommodations, activities, and daily transportation to and from conference events is included in the registration fee. The registration fee can be paid via school check made out to:

"Pre-College Activities Fund" and sent to

NCSSS Student Research Conference

Attn: William Perkins

1 North Grand Ave. Du Bourg Hall Rm 16

St. Louis, MO 63103

• Research: Each student will have the chance to present their research in a poster competition at St. Louis University.  An abstract will be requested in advance via the Student Research Conference Symposium Guidelines form, downloadable below.  If the student has a poster from a previous competition, feel free to bring that poster instead of creating a new one, regardless of whether it meets the criteria suggested here.   

  The poster should display the following:

  -Title
  -Name
  -School
  -Abstract
  -Introduction
  -Hypothesis
  -Methods
  -Results
  -Discussion/Conclusion with proposed future research
  -References and Acknowledgements.

• Students will be required to provide their own poster. Students may bring it with them or ship it in advance of the conference. The display must be designed to be self-supporting and free standing on a tabletop or the floor. A table will be provided, but electricity will not be available. Students may place handouts on the table to distribute to interested individuals and prototypes are welcome but must cover an area no greater than 6 ft². While shipping of posters can be costly, those who wish to do so, must have them shipped with a scheduled arrival date no later than June 6. Posters may be shipped to:

  NCSSS Student Research Conference

  Attn: William Perkins

  1 North Grand Ave. Du Bourg Hall Rm 16

  St. Louis, MO 63103

• Travel: If traveling by air, fly into St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL), which is about 25 minutes from the university.
• Housing Arrangements: All students and chaperones will be housed in residence halls at SLU. Students will be housed two per room with shared bathrooms on each floor. Chaperones will be housed in the residence halls as well. The safety and security of your students is top of mind for all housing arrangements. Students will be housed in wings with other students of the same gender identity.

 

If you have questions regarding the conference, please contact Will Perkins.

 

Downloadable School Information Packet

 

Student Research Conference Symposium Guidelines

 

Sample Abstract/Research Symposium Participation Form #1

 

Sample Abstract/Research Symposium Participation Form #2

 

Refund Policy: refunds for the school registration fee can be obtained via written request to Will Perkins.

Before May 15: 100% refund

May 15-June 15: 50% refund

After June 15: No refund

 

Conference Timelines:

May 15: Deadline for School Conference Registration and fee of $225 per participant due to St. Louis University

June 6: All forms due to St. Louis University (will be emailed to all registered schools in April)

June 23-26: 2022 NCSSS Student Research Conference