Call for Papers

The 44th SEUSS will take place on Emory's campus in Atlanta, Georgia on February 27th and 28th, 2026. The event will begin with a banquet dinner on Friday, February 27th, where Emory alumnus Steven Foy, Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, will give a keynote address on "The Enduring Promise of Sociology." The symposium will then take place on Saturday, February 28.

Before submitting your application, please read the following carefully:

1. Students interested in participating can apply by submitting their paper abstract by Friday, February 6th, at midnight EST. Your abstract should be between 100 and 300 words and summarize the key findings/arguments of your paper and the contribution.
2. Optional Paper Competition: Students who wish to be considered for an Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research (1st place: $100 gift card, 2nd place: $75, 3rd place: $50) should submit a draft of a completed full paper via the form. The paper must include a title page with the following information: names and contact information of student author(s) and their university/college affiliation; name and contact information of author’s faculty sponsor. Students may choose to submit only an abstract; however, abstract-only submissions are not eligible for the Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research.
3. Before submitting your application to SEUSS, you should check in with your faculty mentor/advisor about whether the paper would be appropriate for SEUSS and ready for presentation. If you are submitting a paper from a class, this faculty sponsor could be the instructor from your class. Faculty sponsors should provide a brief statement (a few sentences only) confirming that the student’s research will be ready for presentation by Saturday, February 28th. The statement may be submitted with the student’s application (email screenshot ok) or sent directly to seuss@emory.edu.
4. All participants, including students and faculty sponsors who will be attending the banquet dinner, will be asked to pay a $25 registration fee to help defray the cost of the banquet dinner.
5. Students will receive notification of acceptance and registration information by Friday, February 13th at the latest.
6. Please note that no financial aid or scholarships are available for participation in SEUSS, and participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses.