Overview

Anthrofest is the Penn Anthropology undergraduate research conference, held annually in the spring. This event brings together undergraduates involved in research across all concentrations in anthropology with faculty and other students. For participants, Anthrofest is an excellent way to share independent research with the Penn community while gaining professional experience preparing and delivering a research presentation.

Students interested in presenting must fill out the proposal form and submit it to the Undergraduate Coordinator by the proposal deadline. 

Anthropology majors who accepted an Anthropology Department Undergraduate Research Award during the previous academic year are required to present at Anthrofest.

Proposal Deadline:

Friday, February 7, at 4pm ET. 

Anthrofest 2025 will be on Friday, February 28, 2025 1-3:00pm ET.

Option 1: Presentation

1. Students create a visual mini-presentation (PowerPoint or Google Slides) of 1 title slide and no more than 3 content slides (no transitions/animations). Students can also include a final closing slide such as a "thank you"  slide or a references slide if they so desire. 

2. The presentation will be emailed to the undergraduate coordinator and undergraduate chair no later than Friday, February 21 at 4:00pm ET.

3. On Friday, February 28, students deliver the 5 minute mini-presentation about their anthropological research at the in-person conference.

Option 2: Research Poster

1. Students may present a research poster instead, or in addition to, delivering a mini-presentation. This option is intended for students who already have research posters from other events. 

2. The printed poster must be delivered to the undergraduate coordinator no later than Friday, February 28 at 12pm.

Eligibility Criteria

Penn undergraduate students in all majors and programs who are conducting anthropological research are invited to submit an Anthrofest proposal.

Proposals

The Anthrofest proposal form can be found here. Please contact the Undergraduate Coordinator if you have any issues with the proposal form link. 

Submit your completed proposal via email to the undergraduate coordinator by the deadline.

 

Last updated on 6/6/22 by Ruth Styles.