Submit an Abstract for the 41st Annual Conference

The Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) invites members to submit abstracts for the 41st Annual Conference. The Annual Conference provides an opportunity for SNRS members to report on ongoing completed research, scholarly projects, and research-related presentations. 

• Call for Pre-Conference and/or Post-Conference Workshops:  June 1 – June 30, 2026. Acceptance notifications will be sent by e-mail by mid-July.

• First Call for Abstracts: June 1 – July 31, 2026
  SNRS will be accepting submissions for the first call for Podium, Poster, and Symposium presentations. Faculty, practicing nurses, and student nurses may submit during the first call. Acceptance notifications will be sent by e-mail in mid-October.

• Second Call for Student Poster Abstracts:  August 5 – September 5, 2026
  The first author and primary presenter on these abstracts must be a student at the time of submission, or during the past year when the work was completed.  These abstracts may focus on research or scholarly projects; however, they will only be considered for poster presentations. The Top Student Posters will be selected from this Second Call of student research and scholarly project abstract submissions,not the first call.

Acceptance notifications will be sent by e-mail in mid-October.

Call for Reviewers  

The SNRS Program Committee is seeking Abstract Reviewers for the Annual Conference.

Qualifications:

• Current membership in SNRS
• Doctoral preparation in Nursing or a related field
• Published research findings within the past 10 years

Review period:

• First call: August 7-25, 2026
• Second Call: September 9-22, 2026

Expected number of abstracts to be reviewed by each reviewer: 10