Present at ISHC
Any UBC undergraduate student who is participating in or has completed their own UBC faculty-supervised research project can apply to present at the ISHC. Students from all faculties and programs are invited to present.
Poster Presentations
Please submit a pdf copy of your poster for adjudicator feedback.
- Save your presentation using the primary student’s last name (lastname_poster.pdf)
- Submission deadline: Monday, March 2nd 11:59 pm
5 min or 10 min Oral Presentations
- Create your slides in the widescreen (16:9) size.
- If you are creating your slides in Google Slides, please convert to a PowerPoint file before uploading.
- Save your presentation using the primary student last name (lastname_slides.pptx)
- Submission deadline: Monday, March 2nd 11:59 pm
Prepare to Apply
Talk to your research supervisor and get permission to apply for the conference. As the nature of some research may be sensitive, this step is crucial, and applications will not be accepted without supervisor approval.
Your abstract should be a maximum of 350 words and accessible to a generalist audience. Use brief definitions, clear explanations, and concrete real-world examples to help readers understand the study’s focus and importance.
Since the ISHC is not a specialized conference, the ISHC review committee will be assessing whether a generalist audience will be able to follow the abstract. To support your learning, the ISHC Review Committee will provide feedback on each submitted abstract.
Attend our “How to Write an Abstract” workshop:
Date: Tuesday, January 13th, 2026
Location: Virtual (Centre for Scholarly Communication)
View recording (Passcode: CSC2026!)
Abstracts exceeding 350 words will be truncated before being sent for review. Do not include references in your abstract. Please see our abstract review criteria below for guidance.
| Section | Criteria |
| Introduction | Clearly stated, well-written, and includes a clear description of the relevant background to the project and defines the gap in knowledge. |
| Objective/Research Question/Hypothesis | Clearly stated, well-written, with a clear description of the research question and hypothesis. |
| Research Methods | Detailed and clearly stated, can easily be replicated/understood. |
| Results (if applicable) | Complete, presented in a format that is easy to understand; data correlated with the research question and hypothesis. Correct units for measurements and statistical significance are stated. |
| Conclusions & Clinical Implications (if applicable) | Describes conclusions of preliminary or results/evidence and relates to clinical implications or impact of research. Correlates to the hypothesis and data, showing an in-depth understanding of the topic, including whether the objectives were met. |
| Professional Writing | The abstract is clearly written with good grammar and no spelling errors. |
10-minute Competitive Oral Presentation
Present your work with a 10-minute oral presentation, followed by a short Q&A with conference attendees. Limited competitive spots available; To be eligible for a 10-minute oral presentation slot, abstracts must include project findings/results, and the presenting author did not present a 10-minute oral presentation at the 2024 or 2025 ISHC conference. Selection of abstracts for the 10-minute oral presentation slot is highly competitive, with slots given to the highly ranked abstracts following peer-review.
Students who request this option and are not selected will be automatically considered for a 5-minute oral presentation spot.
5-minute Oral Presentation
Present your work with slides and a 5-minute oral presentation, followed by a short Q&A with adjudicators and conference attendees.
5-minute Poster Presentation
Present your work in poster format and a 5-minute presentation (at your poster), followed by a short Q&A with adjudicators and conference attendees.
Abstract submissions are now closed. If you have any other questions, please contact ubco.ishc@ubc.ca. Follow the ISHC on Instagram
Frequently Asked Questions
Current UBC undergraduate and graduate students at the UBC Okanagan campus are eligible to present. You must also submit an abstract for review to be eligible to present.
Yes, we encourage students to present regardless of the stage of their research. If you are still collecting data or have preliminary results, you may discuss how you will use the results to draw conclusions. Note – to be selected for the competitive 10-minute oral presentation slots, students must have results or findings to present.
You can present up to two projects at the conference.
No, research must be presented before approval for journal publication.
To be eligible for a 10-minute oral presentation slot, abstracts must include project findings/results, and the presenting author did not present a 10-minute oral presentation at the 2024 or 2025 ISHC conference. Selection of abstracts for the 10-minute oral presentation slot is highly competitive, with slots given to the highly ranked abstracts following peer-review. Students who request this option and are not selected will be automatically considered for a 5-minute oral presentation spot.
Abstracts cannot exceed the 350 word limit.
Ensure your presentation is a PowerPoint file (Wide-screen 16:9).
Posters must be a maximum of 4’ wide x 3’ high, printed in landscape format. Students are responsible for having their poster printed and brought to the conference. Printing options include Paper & Supply Co on the UBCO campus or CanCADD Imaging Solutions in Kelowna.
We recommend that you list affiliations as Department, Faculty, Institution (e.g. School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBCO). Please email ubco.ishc@ubc.ca if you have further questions.
If you would like to use UBC branded templates, please see available resources here.