How to Submit Your Proposal for the 2023 CEPO/Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Program

Important note – proposals for the general SEPA Annual Meeting program should be directed to the SEPA Submission Portal. Click HERE to view guidelines and instructions.

CEPO Abstract Submission Information

First author must be an undergraduate student.
Your abstract must represent original undergraduate student research. The abstract will be reviewed/scored on the basis of the quality of the background literature, hypothesis/research question, methods, results, and conclusions/implications. Only submissions with complete data collection will be considered for acceptance into the program.
Abstracts should be 500-700 words in length and in APA (7th edition) format. Submit your abstract using a .doc or .docx format. DO NOT submit your abstract as a PDF.
Abstracts should use the following format:
- Title of paper in Title Case according to APA guidelines for Titles.
- No identifying authorship or institutional affiliation should appear anywhere in the abstract
- Double space between the title and the text of the abstract.
Do not leave spaces between paragraphs. Do not indent paragraphs. All text should be left justified.

The deadline for submitting CEPO/Psi Chi Undergraduate Research abstracts is Monday, November 14th at 4 pm (Eastern). Late submissions will not be accepted.

Please direct any questions about the CEPO/Psi Chi submission process to Dr. Linda Jones (linda.jones@belmont.edu)

Please note that if your project is accepted for presentation at the CEPO / Psi Chi poster session, you MUST register for the SEPA Annual Meeting in order to attend and present.

Click HERE to Access the CEPO Submission System