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Undergraduate Research Symposium

KU's Undergraduate Research Symposium is held each spring to provide a venue for students to share the results of their research and creative projects with the campus community.

2024 Online Undergraduate Research Symposium

Event Launches: 8:00AM, Mon., April 15 

Event Ends: 5:00 PM, Fri., April 19, 2024

This event will be held in conjunction with Undergraduate Research Week

Undergraduate Research Week hashtag:#URW2024

Click HERE to register to present.

Registration Deadline: 11:59pm on Sunday, 4/7/24

ATTN: ACE TALK applicants MUST register by

11:59pm on Sunday, 3/31/24

Presentation Submission Deadline: 11:59pm on Wednesday, 4/10/24

View the 2023 Undergraduate Research Symposium

  • Here is the Symposium Presenter Registration Form 
  • Presenter Registration Deadline: 11:59pm on Sunday, 4/7/24
  • Presentation Submission Deadline: 11:59pm on Wednesday, 4/10/24
  • NOTE: ACE TALK applicants MUST register by 11:59pm on Sunday, March 31, 2024
    • The ACE Talk application is an option within the Symposium presenter registration form.

      • The 3 ACE Talk awardees will be notified by 5pm on Friday, April 5th.
      • ACE Talk rehearsal will be held from 3-6pm in the Centennial Room, Kansas Union. Awardees will schedule a 30-minute time slot during that time to rehearse their talk.
      • The ACE Talk presentation event will take place on Tuesday, April 16th from 3-5pm in the Alderson Room, Kansas Union.

When presenters register, they may opt to have their presentation evaluated by a judge. The award amounts are listed below.

Outstanding Presentation Award Amounts 

  • One Presenter: $50 award 
  • Up to 5 Group Presenters: Split $50 award 
  • 6+ Group Presenters: $10 awarded per group member 

Present your creative work in a pre-recorded 10-minute artist's talk or performance. 

You will create a 10-minute presentation and voiceover your presentation explaining your work. Presenters will generate a link of your video voiceover of your presentation and then upload the link of your video to the Symposium by ForagerOne event site via the submission form.

The submission form link is automatically sent to the presenter's email address once registration is submitted.

Here is the Artist's Talk/Performance Presentation Guide.

Here is the Artist's Talk/Performance rubric for reference.

Presentation Prep Drop-In Consultation Sessions: 

  • Thursday, March 21st, 4-5pm, 201 Summerfield Hall
  • Tuesday, April 2nd, 4-5pm, 201 Summerfield Hall
  • Monday, April 8th, 4-5pm, Zoom: 

Prepare a poster (see KU poster templates here) describing your creative work and create a 2-3 minute poster talk and voiceover your video voiceover of your presentation and then upload the link of your video to the Symposium by ForagerOne event site via the submission form.

The submission form link is automatically sent to the presenter's email address once registration is submitted.

Here is the Display of Creative Work Presentation Guide.

Here is the Display of Creative Work rubric for reference.

Presentation Prep Drop-In Consultation Sessions: 

  • Thursday, March 21st, 4-5pm, 201 Summerfield Hall
  • Tuesday, April 2nd, 4-5pm, 201 Summerfield Hall
  • Monday, April 8th, on Zoom: 

Present your research in a 10-minute slideshow and voiceover of your presentation.

Presenters will generate a link of your video voiceover of your presentation and then upload the link of your video to the Symposium by ForagerOne event site via the submission form.

The submission form link is automatically sent to the presenter's email address once registration is submitted.

Here is the Oral Presentation Guide.

Here is the Oral Presentation rubric for reference. 

Presentation Prep Drop-In Consultation Sessions: 

  • Thursday, March 21st, 4-5pm, 201 Summerfield Hall
  • Tuesday, April 2nd, 4-5pm, 201 Summerfield Hall
  • Monday, April 8th, on Zoom: 

Prepare a poster (see KU poster templates here) describing your research.

You will create a 2-3 minute poster talk and voiceover for the online event of your presentation explaining your poster. For online presentations, you will generate a link of your video voiceover of your presentation and then upload the link of your video to the Symposium by ForagerOne event site via the submission form.

The submission form link is automatically sent to the presenter's email address once registration is submitted.

Here is the Poster Presentation Guide.

Here is the Poster Presentation rubric for reference.

Presentation Prep Drop-In Consultation Sessions: 

  • Thursday, March 21st, 4-5pm, 201 Summerfield Hall
  • Tuesday, April 2nd, 4-5pm, 201 Summerfield Hall
  • Monday, April 8th, on Zoom: