CEU26 Timeline
- August 01 (5:00 pm Eastern) - Application review begins.
- August 20 - Decision letters sent (via email)
- September 11 - Deadline to accept CEU award / Early Registration deadline via APS registration site. You must be an APS student member to take advantage of the $TBD student registration fee.
- 10 - 15 October 2026 - DNP Meeting, Philadelphia.
- If you have your own travel funding and would like to guarantee a presentation at the conference, submit an abstract to sorting category 15 [Undergraduate Research (Talks)] by the regular abstract submission deadline. These abstracts will be appropriately placed in regular oral sessions
- All undergraduate students are welcome to attend open undergraduate events. However, only students accepted into the CEU program will present at the CEU poster session and have a mentor.
CEU26 Mentoring
Mentoring will be provided for CEU students. Mentors are usually graduate students or postdocs who will guide you through the conference.
CEU26 Meeting Schedule
The CEU program will run in parallel with the APS Division of Nuclear Physics Meeting. This schedule contains events from the DNP programs and events scheduled with CEU students in mind. A full schedule of events will be posted at least one month before the conference.
CEU26 Application Instructions
NOTE: Categories have changed this year. CEU Posters: Category 15, Talks Category 16.
Students who have already presented their project at a CEU poster session are encouraged to submit an abstract to sorting category 15 [Undergraduate Research (Talks)] by the regular abstract submission deadline. These abstracts will be appropriately placed in regular oral sessions.
The CEU program only financially supports students accepted to present posters, but welcomes all undergraduates to take part in the CEU program's open activities.
Priority will be given to junior and senior students with advanced research work and who have not previously attended a CEU conference.
Please submit your poster abstract to the APS before filling out the CEU Application. Your application to the program is not complete until you have filled out both the APS abstract and the CEU application.
Target Date: All application materials must be received by Friday, August 1, 2025 (5 p.m. Eastern Time). Complete applications (including both CEU application and APS abstract) submitted by this date will receive full consideration. However, we will continue to accept applications until all available slots are filled.
CEU26 Eligibility
If you have a research project in nuclear science and are enrolled as an undergraduate student in the fall 2026 semester, you are welcome to apply for admission into the CEU program. At this time, funding is awarded only to students enrolled in a US institution of higher education, even if the research presented was conducted outside the US.