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History and Mission
The Stanford Undergraduate
Psychology Conference (SUPC) was founded by Stanford undergraduate
George Slavich in 2001 and it has been run by undergraduate Stanford students ever since.
SUPC's mission is to promote psychological science and
the professional development of psychology students by
facilitating professional networking and the sharing of
high-quality psychological research. It accomplishes these
goals by serving
as a showcase for undergraduate research, as well as by providing
an opportunity for participating students to make valuable
contacts with each other, and with Stanford faculty and graduate
students.
In addition to supporting the advancement of undergraduate students, SUPC
is proud to promote the educational advancement of future
psychology majors by inviting up to 100 high school students to attend
the Conference each year, free of charge. SUPC also donates up to $1,000
annually to an underserved high school psychology program. These
funds are typically used to purchase new academic materials, such
as textbooks and audio visual items, or to support
psychology-related educational programming.
Since its inception in 2001, SUPC has hosted nearly 3,000
undergraduate student presenters and more than 900 high school
psychology students from 90 schools, 37 states, and 8 countries.
Its sustained level of success has helped to raise more than $55,000
to support undergraduate and high school level psychology
programs, making SUPC the premier international conference for
undergraduate psychology students.
Eligibility
To be eligible to present at SUPC,
you must either (a) currently be enrolled as an undergraduate
student at ANY university or college or (b) have completed the
research you intend to present while still an undergraduate (e.g.,
if you graduated last year, you can present the research you
completed as an undergraduate student).
What We're Looking For
We are looking for students who have performed interesting,
high-quality research, and who are excited about presenting their
research to other students and psychologists. These students
should also be excited about hearing others present their
research.
The Structure of the Conference
SUPC hosts both oral and poster presentations. Oral
presentations are 14 minutes long, with 5-minute Q & A session
following each talk. Computers, with PowerPoint installed, are
available for the Oral talks. Poster presentations are displayed on a 4 x 8 foot
poster board; the poster size limit is 4 x 4 feet.
Lunch is provided for all
attendees. Presenting students will have the opportunity to eat in a small group with either a Stanford professor or with a Stanford graduate student who is performing research in the students' area of interest.
For students interested in applying to graduate school, this
is a great opportunity to speak and network with some of the
best professors and graduate students in the field.
The keynote speaker for
this year's conference is Stanford Professor and renowned social
psychologist, Dr. Greg Walton. All attendees are invited to this talk. Attendees
are also invited to a talk on getting into graduate school, to
be given by a Stanford graduate student or faculty member.
Participant Information
There are two types of attendees: presenters and spectators. Presenters are undergraduates
(or recent undergraduates) who have a research project (oral or poster presentation) that they will be
presenting. Everyone else, including
parents and
friends of the presenters,
are encouraged to attend the Conference as spectators. Space
for both presenters and spectators is very limited, and
attendees should register as soon as they know they will be
coming to the Conference.
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The Timeline |
| March 23 |
SUBMISSION -- Submit abstracts using the
Abstract Submission Form
by 7:00pm PST. Passed |
| March 30 |
DECISION -- The program committee will email corresponding
authors regarding decisions. Passed |
| April 10 |
REGISTRATION -- Register using the
Registration Form by 7:00pm PST. Passed |
| April 17 |
PAYMENT -- Payment for presenter and spectator
registration must be received. Passed |
| May 16 |
CONFERENCE -- Showtime! The festivities will begin at
8:00am! |
Abstract Submission Details
All abstracts must be submitted by completing the
Abstract Submission Form
and then emailing this
MS Word document, as an attachment, to
abstracts@stanfordconference.org.
The deadline (as noted above and on the Abstract Form) is 7:00pm PST on March 23rd, 2009. Space in the program is limited.
Fee and Fee Payment
All presenters and spectators must register for the Conference.
The conference registration fee for presenters is $35. The
registration fee for spectators is $15. Registration includes a
nametag, conference program, and admission to all of the
conference presentations, as well as a light continental
breakfast and lunch (with a Stanford professor and/or graduate
student, for the presenters). Registration fees are collected during the registration process.
See the
Registration Form for more details. Refunds cannot be
produced. No exceptions.
SUPC is a not-for-profit
group and, as such, unfortunately cannot offer scholarships or financial aid for
students to
present or to attend the Conference. However, we strongly
encourage individuals to coordinate their travel and room
situations to reduce costs associated with attending the
Conference. Although SUPC does not help organize travel
or room accommodations, we will distribute a list of local hotels, as well as directions to the
Conference, to those who
have been accepted to present. This information is typically
sent in early April.
To register for the
Conference, go to the Registration
page.
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