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IMPORTANT DATES
– June 24: Edmonton Meet & Greet (4-5pm)
– June 26: In-Person AUSU Council Meeting (Edmonton)
– June 30: July course extension deadline
– July 8: Deadline to register in a course starting Aug 1
– July 15: August degree requirements deadline
– July 29: August course extension deadline
– Aug 10: Deadline to register in a course starting Sep 1
Submit an Abstract for the
2016 Graduate Research Conference!
Each year, the AU Graduate Students’ Association and Faculty of Graduate Studies holds a Research Conference for graduate students to present their research projects.
This year, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS are also invited to submit their research for the 2016 Research Conference!
Presentations can be virtual or in-person, and can be a poster or a paper. If you are interested in presenting your research project for the 2016 Research Conference, you must submit an abstract that outlines your proposed presentation. The abstract should be no more than 250 words in a Word document.
The deadline to submit an abstract is June 30.
The conference theme for 2016 is “Research Without Borders”.
Undergraduate applicants must be in their final year (last *30 credits) of their undergraduate degree at
AU to qualify.
For complete details on submitting an abstract, visit the website here.
Conference Details
The Research Conference will be in Edmonton in September.
When: September 16, 17 & 18, 2016
Where: Holiday Inn Conference Centre, Edmonton South
4485 Gateway Boulevard, Edmonton, AB T6H 5C3
Conference Funding
The funding listed on the conference website is for graduate students only.
However, AUSU does have a “Travel Bursary” that you can apply for to help pay your travel costs if attending the conference. If approved, AUSU would pay the travel costs directly, up to a maximum of $1000. For more information or to apply for the AUSU Travel Bursary, visit our website here.
Edmonton In-Person Council Meeting
AUSU Council is coming together from across Canada to meet up for an intensive, weekend long council session on June 24-26. The council will be hard at work with extensive strategic planning for the upcoming council term to ensure we are serving our members to the best of our ability. The council would also love to meet other AU students while in Edmonton!
While council is in Edmonton, AUSU will be holding an IN-PERSON Public Council meeting!
All members are welcome to attend the June 26 public council meeting either in-person or by teleconference! The agenda & teleconference info will be posted here at least three days prior to the meeting. Email admin@ausu.org for more info.
When: Sunday, June 26 @ 10:00 am MDT.
Where: Acacia Room, Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel,
10155 105 St
