Call for Papers for 10th LAS Undergraduate Research Day

Update: New deadline for submission in Friday, March 21.

Our Latin American Studies program is delighted to announce the Call for Papers for the Tenth Annual Undergraduate Research Day, scheduled for Tuesday April 15, 2025.

We invite all undergraduate students at the University of Toronto tri-campus community doing research on topics related to Latin America or its diasporas to submit proposals for presentations. Our URD is a one-day conference, conceived to allow upper-year students (primarily 3rd and above) to present any PAST course papers or research from independent studies to an audience of faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students. This setting provides an excellent opportunity to receive important feedback from a mixed (but expert) audience, in a friendly and exciting environment.

For this purpose, students must pre-circulate the article or piece of writing upon which they will base their 15-minute presentation.

Please send all proposals (a 250-word abstract and the actual essay) to las.program@utoronto.ca . Please use as email subject: URD 2025 <Your Last Name>  by Friday, March 21, 2025. Make sure to include in the message your full name, year, and areas of study. Also mention the course you presented this essay for and the final mark given for this paper by the instructor.

We aim to let students know of their acceptance by March 31, 2025. Complete schedule for the day will be posted shortly after.