Faculty Sponsor

A faculty sponsor is a faculty member who assists students with all aspects of preparation for the Massachusetts Undergraduate Research Conference (MassURC). In order to present, students must have a faculty sponsor.

Faculty Sponsor’s Responsibilities

• Assist student with the research, writing, abstract submission, and presentation components of the MassURC. NOTE: The MassURC abstract limit is 250 words.
• Communicate with the student about their projects leading up to the submission of their abstract.
• Remind student of the abstract submission deadline.
• Register to create a user account in the MassURC system for abstract review and approval.
• Review initial abstract submission and mark it “Approved” or “Needs Revision.”
• Remind student of the deadline to resubmit their abstract if it was not approved upon initial review.
• Submit the final approval of the student’s abstract. Abstracts marked “Needs Revision” will not be accepted for inclusion at the conference.
• Make sure student is aware that they will receive notification from the MassURC conference coordinator that their abstract has been accepted. 
• Support students with preparations for the conference and review the final presentation material in advance.