Big South Symposium
UNC Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina

Presentation Grant Proposal
(Application Deadline: Monday, November 2, 2009)


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Applicant Information
 

Last Name:
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Home Town County:
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Student ID No:
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Department Information

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Faculty Research Advisor Information
 

Last Name:
First Name:
Department:
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Abstract Information
  Title and Abstract not to exceed 250 words  Abstract example 

Only completed applications will be considered.
 

1. Abstract (250 words max)

Your abstract should:

 a) communicate specific information from your research project or creative work.

 b) include the purpose, methods, and scope of your research or creative work.

 c)  provide the research project’s or creative work’s results, conclusions, and recommendations.

 d) be short (250 words)

An effective abstract has the following qualities:

a) uses one or more well developed paragraphs: these are unified, coherent, concise and able to stand alone.

b) uses an introduction/body/conclusion structure which presents the article, paper, or report’s purpose, results, conclusions, and recommendations in that order.

c) follows strictly the chronology of the article, paper, or report.

d) provides logical connections (or transitions) between the information included.

e) adds no new information, but simply summarizes the research or work.

f) is understandable to a wide audience.

g) uses passive verbs to downplay the author and emphasize the information.  Check with your advisor if you are unsure whether or not to use passive voice.

 

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  • Statement of the Faculty Research Advisor. The faculty research advisor should provide a statement (not to exceed 350 words). This statement should be an endorsement of the student's research which is to be presented at the Second Big South Symposium, April 9 - 10, 2010.  The statement should also state the value of this student attending and making a presentation at the Big South Symposium.. The faculty advisor should send his/her statement to mlemaste@unca.edu.

 

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