Student Paper Presentations
Undergraduate & Graduate
Application open
May 11, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026
NYSDEA is excited to continue to include opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to present their scholarly work in 30-minute sessions at the NYSDEA Annual Conference. These paper presentations are specifically designed for students to present research and projects in a classroom style setting. NHSDA members will be given priority consideration.
IMPORTANT DATES
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May 11, 2026: application opens
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Aug 31, 2026: application closes at 11:59 pm
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Sept 30, 2026: presenter confirmation of participation deadline
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Nov 2, 2026: signed contracts due
Guidelines
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Research must be completed by December 11, 2026 to be considered.
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Work that is expected to take place over the course of several phases will be considered, but must come to an appropriate stopping point by December 11, 2026.
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Only 1 submission per author is allowed.
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Co-Presenters are allowed.
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Sessions are 30-minutes in length including questions.
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Research and projects that interdisciplinary in nature are welcome to apply.
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It is expected that a department/institutional faculty member or affiliated guest artist played an advisory role during the development of the work.
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Students must have followed proper ethical processes and procedures for conducting research, as set out by their institution.
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If the research involves human subjects, the student must have received approval by their institution for the project and been provided with written consent.
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Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Materials
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Lead Presenter: full name and email address
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Co-Presenter(s): full name and individual emails
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Faculty Advisor: name and email address
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Presenter(s) Bio: maximum of 1350 characters including spaces each
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Presenter(s) Headshots: HEADSHOTS ONLY. Please no action photos. For marketing purposes, .jpeg or .jpg formatting only
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Presenter(s) Instagram
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Title of Presentation: maximum of 50 characters including spaces
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Abstract of Scholarly Work: maximum of 1700 characters including spaces
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Session Description: maximum of 2000 characters including spaces