Review resources for pointers on how to write and submit an abstract for the AGU Annual Meeting.

• Please review the specific requirements including title and abstract length here
• Access AGU’s First Time Submitter Guide
• Abstracts that Pop: Submitting an abstract
• Read Eos articles
  • “So You Want to Write and Abstract”
  • “A Guide to Writing an AGU Abstract”
• Tips for Writing a Plain Language Summary
• Scientific Vocabulary Words with Dual Meanings
• Essential Tips and Tools for Communicating Your Science
• First-Time Presenters: Sign Up to Get Feedback – Pilot
  AGU is also launching this pilot for AGU Members who are submitting their research to the AGU Annual Meeting for the first time. Once they sign up for the pilot, the Member’s abstract will be matched with a set of reviewers. These reviewers will look at a draft of their presentation in the fall and offer feedback on research presentation best practices. The first timers can make changes before uploading their final presentation and go into AGU25 more confident and prepared.

Submitting an abstract to AGU25 is an exciting step—to make the most of that opportunity, AGU has developed a new tool to help you choose the right session. Ensure your work reaches the audience most interested in your topic. After browsing accepted sessions for AGU25, if you still need help, use the session finder tool to paste in your abstract text, and see a list of recommended sessions before you submit.  Learn more about AGU's Session Finder Tool.

After submitting an abstract, authors can automatically generate a letter of invitation via the control panel within your abstract submission or through the User Portal. Please note, acceptance letters will not be available until early October.

If you require a letter of invitation before submitting an abstract or you will not be submitting an abstract, you must request one here.

First authors must ensure that all co-authors or collaborators associated with the abstract are listed AND each individual listed as a co-author has agreed to serve in that capacity.  Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, are not permitted as authors as they cannot take responsibility for submitted works, however their use should be fully transparent.

AGU Authorship and AI tools

• Learn about AGU Authorship and AI tools
• View AGU Plagiarism Policies
• Review AGU’s Ethics Policy and utilize plagiarism detection software from iThenticate upon submission to identify any duplication.
• Go To Ithenticate

• Authors (or their institutions or funders) retain copyright of their abstract.
• Authors can acknowledge scientific teams or collaborators, data, and software within abstract text or using “Add Team” within author list.
• Authors may submit abstracts for work that has been published in journals or presented at other scientific meetings. The work should be current and provide new data and results since any previous presentations.
• If you wish to cite an abstract presented at AGU25, please cite as: Author(s) (2025), Title, Abstract (Final paper number, ex: AE14B-1234) presented at AGU25, 15-19 Dec.

*Please note that AGU does not automatically publish your abstract in Google Scholar or any archive or assign a DOI. This may be done through ESS Open Archive. Submissions to ESS Open Archive must include the entire presentation or paper alongside the abstract – ESS Open Archive does not host abstracts alone. Items stored on ESS Open Archive are also indexed by other services, such as Crossref and ResearchGate, depending on the license chosen at deposition to ESS Open Archive. If you have any questions regarding the publishing of your abstract in Google Scholar, please see this article on why abstracts may not appear in Google Scholar and how to manually add them. We recommend that you create a personal profile in Google Scholar and manually add your abstract if you wish for it to be indexed there.

• Student Travel Grants

Discover available student and early career travel grants to help you attend AGU25.

Travel grants

• Berkner Travel Fellowship

Berkner Fellowships provide funding for early career scientists and students from countries designated by the World Bank as "low" or "lower-middle" income to present research at AGU-sponsored meetings.

Berkner Travel Fellowship

• No-Cost Registration for Community Leaders and Indigenous Attendees
  Apply for a no-cost registration and/or abstract to the AGU25 annual meeting. AGU offers free registration and abstract waivers to AGU member scientists of Indigenous cultural heritage worldwide and non-scientist community leaders. This registration applies to both in-person and virtual attendance. Deadline Wednesday, 16 July, 2025.

Eligibility & Process:

• Membership in an Indigenous community, which is recognized as a sovereign right established through self-determination and community acceptance (Anaya, 2004, cited in David-Chavez and Gavin, 2018). Indigenous scientists must be AGU members to take advantage of no-cost registration. 
• OR a non-scientist representing their community’s interests in environmental, Earth, geoscience, or related fields. Community leaders who are not scientists can be Indigenous or non-Indigenous and do not need to be AGU members. 
• You will receive a promo code to waive the abstract fee once your application is approved. Do not submit an abstract before receiving your code. 
• The no-cost registration will be automatically applied to your AGU member account once your application is approved.

To apply, complete the short the application form by Wednesday, 16 July for meeting registration and/or abstract submission fee waiver.  

Find information for middle and high school students to participate in the Bright Students Training as Research Scientists (Bright STaRS) program.
AGU’s Bright STaRS

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