PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS AND ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible to present at the 2011 National Black Graduate Student Conference, you must:

• Be a Member of NBGSA. To become a member, please visit www.nbgsa.org/membership.
• Submit an abstract of 150-200 words maximum (excluding title and author information) with a detailed description of the paper, poster, panel, or workshop presentation. The abstract should be in Compatible Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• If participating in the paper competition, submit a final draft of papers no later than March 3, 2012.
• Please send all submissions to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and include the attached submission form along with the submission type in the subject line of your email.

ROLLING SUBMISSION DEADLINE: APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR ABSTRACT JULY 15, 2011 – DECEMBER 15, 2011 BUT CAN EMAIL SUBMISSIONS UP UNTIL MARCH 3, 2012*
ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION FOR SUBMISSION: SUBMISSIONS WILL BE REVIEWED BIWEEKLY.

*You should receive confirmation of receipt within 72 hours of sending your proposal.

**Proposals submitted will be processed through a “rolling acceptance” system where notification will arrive no more than two weeks after receipt of abstracts or as late as March 3, 2012.

Inquires and comments should be directed to Anta Sane, Vice President for Administration, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .