Submit Your Proposals: Join Our Research Symposium!

Join us virtually for the National GEAR UP Academy, February 3-6, 2025! Once again, we will host a Research Symposium showcasing GEAR UP grantees' research and evaluation work. This is a chance to highlight quantitative and qualitative studies on GEAR UP initiatives and outcomes, promote evidence-based practices, and discuss improvements community-wide. 

GEAR UP grantees, higher education institutions, and organizations supporting GEAR UP are invited to submit proposals. Proposals should focus on research related to GEAR UP’s goals, services, or populations. Accepted proposals will require at least one author to register and present at the Academy. 

Submit your proposal to Jackie Mania by Friday, October 25, 2024, with the following: 

  • Subject Line: National GEAR UP Academy Research Symposium Proposal

  • Contact Information: the name, affiliation, role, and email address for the lead presenter and any co-presenters on the study

  • Title: The title of the study

  • Description: In 500 words or less, address the following elements:  

    • Research questions, hypotheses, or objectives of the study

    • Research methods including sampling, data collection, and analysis techniques

    • Results or findings of the study (or anticipated results or findings if research is currently in progress)

    • Significance and/or implications for the GEAR UP community

Luis Gonzalez