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. Submissions with incomplete data WILL be considered for acceptance with the provision that the project is withdrawn if data collection is not completed by the date of the presentation.
• 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 proposal.
  • Double space between the title and the text of the proposal.
• 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 9, 2026 at 6 pm (Eastern). Late submissions will NOT be accepted.

Please direct any questions about the CEPO/Psi Chi submission process to Dr. Donna Nelson (nelsond@winthrop.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.  

Still have questions?  Check out our Frequently Asked Questions page.

**NEW for 2027** – SEPA Policy Regarding the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools:

Presenters submitting a proposal to be considered for inclusion in the SEPA Annual Meeting program are required to disclose their use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools within the proposal, paper submission, or final materials. Content completely generated by an AI tool without significant human contribution is prohibited; however, AI tools may be used to improve the language, accessibility, or quality of humangenerated text. All submissions must be original. Failure to abide by these rules could result in the presentation being rejected from the Annual Meeting program.