128 poster presentation abstracts will be accepted for presentation at the 2026 Health Research Symposium, except if the abstract does not align with one of the CIHR pillars or the theme of the Symposium. Only the top eight (8) abstracts in each category, as determined by the Committee of Reviewers, will be accepted for the Poster Presentation Competition.
Abstracts that are not selected to enter the Poster Presentation Competition will automatically be given a slot to present their poster.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be a post-secondary student, post-doctoral fellow, research professional, health care professional, academic or clinical researcher.
Only students at the college, undergraduate, master's and doctoral level are eligible for the Poster Presentation Competition.
Abstract Requirements
Abstracts for the 2026 Health Research Symposium must not exceed 300 words in total. All abstracts shall:
- Describe a project that aligns with one or more of the four Canadian Institutes of Health Research pillars: biomedical research, clinical research, health systems and services research, or population health research.
- Include the following sections: Background, Objective/hypothesis, Methods, Results, and Discussion. In order to be considered for a presentation, the research project must have either preliminary or final results available to present.
- Include Equity Diversity and Inclusion considerations, with special emphasis on sex and gender considerations, if appropriate, in the Methods section.
Anticipated Notice of Decision Date: October 23, 2026
Evaluation Criteria
Abstracts for the 2026 Health Research Symposium shall be assessed by a Committee of Reviewers, composed of representatives from among the health research community in New Brunswick. All abstract submissions will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- Quality of writing
- Novelty of the research
- Impact of the research on the advancement of knowledge in the research area, the health system, or the population of New Brunswick
- Quality of the methodology
- Alignment with the theme of the Symposium: (Re)Building Trust in Science
Contact Information: Vy Cung (vy@researchnb.ca)
HRS 2026: Call for Abstracts - Poster Presentation
128 poster presentation abstracts will be accepted for presentation at the 2026 Health Research Symposium, except if the abstract does not align with one of the CIHR pillars or the theme of the Symposium. Only the top eight (8) abstracts in each category, as determined by the Committee of Reviewers, will be accepted for the Poster Presentation Competition.
Abstracts that are not selected to enter the Poster Presentation Competition will automatically be given a slot to present their poster.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be a post-secondary student, post-doctoral fellow, research professional, health care professional, academic or clinical researcher.
Only students at the college, undergraduate, master's and doctoral level are eligible for the Poster Presentation Competition.
Abstract Requirements
Abstracts for the 2026 Health Research Symposium must not exceed 300 words in total. All abstracts shall:
- Describe a project that aligns with one or more of the four Canadian Institutes of Health Research pillars: biomedical research, clinical research, health systems and services research, or population health research.
- Include the following sections: Background, Objective/hypothesis, Methods, Results, and Discussion. In order to be considered for a presentation, the research project must have either preliminary or final results available to present.
- Include Equity Diversity and Inclusion considerations, with special emphasis on sex and gender considerations, if appropriate, in the Methods section.
Anticipated Notice of Decision Date: October 23, 2026
Evaluation Criteria
Abstracts for the 2026 Health Research Symposium shall be assessed by a Committee of Reviewers, composed of representatives from among the health research community in New Brunswick. All abstract submissions will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- Quality of writing
- Novelty of the research
- Impact of the research on the advancement of knowledge in the research area, the health system, or the population of New Brunswick
- Quality of the methodology
- Alignment with the theme of the Symposium: (Re)Building Trust in Science
Contact Information: Vy Cung (vy@researchnb.ca)