The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) hosts the annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) for students. In order to attend NCUR, UMD students must have a UMD UROP project, apply and be accepted by their college to attend NCUR, and submit an abstract to CUR. If CUR approves your application, they will contact you of your acceptance and then you will be contacted by UMD. Travel and hotel arrangements will be made for you, there is no cost to students who are accepted to attend, Each year between 10 and 20 UMD students, attend NCUR.
April 12-14, 2026 in Grand Rapids, MI
Abstracts will be accepted starting September 2026 and will close in November 2026