Submit an Abstract

For ABRCMS 2025 (November 19–22)
To submit an abstract, you must satisfy the following two criteria:

1. As of November 19, you must be currently enrolled as one of the following:
   • Community college student
   • Undergraduate freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior
   • Postbaccalaureate student
     • Must be enrolled in a formalized program
   • Master’s level graduate student
   • Individual taking a gap-year
     • Must intend to apply to graduate school in the future
   • Doctoral level graduate student
2. Submit an abstract with research based in one of the 12 ABRCMS scientific disciplines

Important Information

• Postbaccalaureate, master’s students and individuals taking a gap year are not eligible to submit abstracts for oral presentations. Previous oral presenters are not allowed to present an oral presentation again.
• Senior-level graduate students who have previously presented an oral presentation as a graduate student are not eligible to present an oral presentation again.  

Accepted abstracts (based on research that has been conducted) must contain:

1. At least two authors in the author block.
2. Hypothesis or statement about the problem under investigation.
3. Statement of the experimental methods/methodology used.
4. Essential results provided in summary form (even if preliminary).
5. Conclusion.

Accepted research proposal abstracts must contain:

1. At least two authors in the author block.
2. Hypothesis or statement about the problem under investigation.
3. Statement of the experimental methods/methodology to be used.
4. Preliminary results or results from the literature that led to the hypothesis or statement about the problem under investigation.
5. Expected outcomes results from the results once it is completed.
6. Conclusion, which should include the potential impact of the research and/or next steps.

Abstracts missing any of the items above will be rejected. Abstracts must also be clearly written and free of multiple errors.

Additional Resources for Creating a Competitive Abstract

• Sample Abstracts and Top Five Tips for Writing Your Abstract
• Watch the ABRCMS webinar series, "Writing a Compelling Abstract"

Abstract Rules

• Only one student, the individual listed first in the author block, can present the abstract. No group presentations are allowed.
• You must obtain permission from your research mentor, co-authors, and program director(s) before submitting an abstract. They will receive a copy of the notification email by October 1 indicating the status of the abstract.
• Only one abstract submission, poster or oral, per student is acceptable. If you are listed as the presenting author on more than one abstract, all abstracts associated with you will automatically be rejected.
• If you submit an oral abstract and it is accepted into the conference, but is not selected for an oral presentation, you will automatically be assigned a poster presentation.
• If you are working in the same lab as another abstract submitter, you must independently submit original abstracts. Identical abstracts submitted by different students will automatically be rejected.
• Abstracts must be written by you and reviewed/edited by the mentor. Mentors should not write the abstract.
• Citations, tables and keywords are not allowed in the abstract text and will be removed.
• The character limit of the abstract is 2,500 (not including spaces).
• Work must be proofread prior to submission. ABRCMS staff will not edit abstracts. Additionally, no co-authors can be added after the abstract submission deadline.
• No late submissions will be accepted.

You may be eligible for a travel award. Review the eligibility and application requirements before the travel award deadline of September 5.

The abstract submission site will open April 30.