Call for Proposals

The HBCU-UP PI Meeting is an initiative of the NSF-funded Knowledge Management Resource Center (KMRC).  All HBCU PIs are invited to submit proposals to present their research findings, and/or project accomplishments. Details are provided below. 

Proposal Submission

The following information is required. 

Information about presenters.

• Name
• Title
• Institution
• Discipline
• Email Address of each presenter.  

Information about HBCU-UP award.

• Award Number
• Award PI Name
• Award Type: 
  * Broadening Participation Research Center
  * Implementation Project
  * Research Initiation Award
  * Research on Broadening Participation in STEM
  * Targeted Infusion
  * Other

Presentation Format.  

• Poster (up to 90 minutes). Poster presentations provide an opportunity for presenters to create concise, visual displays of their project interventions, findings, and/or outcomes. These presentations should be designed to engage attendees in the kind of vigorous, informal discussions that typically cannot be achieved through concurrent session formats.
   
• Concurrent Session (up to 60 minutes). As space and time allow, several presentation proposals will be selected for a concurrent session. Concurrent sessions provide an opportunity for presenters to disseminate findings and/or outcomes from their projects. These sessions should be designed for interaction and engagement with an audience, as well as allow ample time for attendee questions and feedback. 

Keywords. Select all that apply.

• Active Learning - Artificial Intelligence - Assessment - Basic Research - Broadening Participation Research - Capacity Building - Community College - Communities of Practice - Conference - Culturally Responsive/Specific - Curriculum Development - Education Research - Evaluation - Faculty Professional Development - Institutional Transformation - Interdisciplinary - Leadership - Learning Communities - LGBTQIA+ - Mental Health - Network - Retention - Student Development - Teaching and Learning - Undergraduate Research - Virtual Learning - Women - Workforce Development

Presentation Proposal. Not to exceed a total of 300 words combined. 

• Background and Significance. A brief overview of the work and its significance to the knowledge base. A description of the problem being addressed, a rationale for the approach, and the underlying theory(ies) informing the work.
• Methods. A description of methods employed in the project.
• Results/Evidence of Effectiveness. The specific outcomes of the work and the metrics used to determine the effectiveness and overall impact of the work.
• Plan for Engaging Conference Participants/Attendees (if appropriate). A brief description of how interaction will be promoted with the audience. 
  Please note that collection of survey data, focus group activity, or similar are not appropriate modes of interaction for the HBCU-UP PI Meeting.

Additional Information

The deadline to submit proposals is January 22, 2025.

Only the Corresponding Presenter will receive an automatic message indicating receipt of the proposal and decision regarding the proposal from the KMRC. Please remember to check the spam folder. If the message was not received, please email [email protected].

All session presenters are responsible for conference registration fees, travel expenses, etc.