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Events, opportunities, research

Present at the 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium

The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) invites you to present at the 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS).

The URS is the signature event of Undergraduate Research Week (April 21 – 27), which brings together students, faculty, and staff from all disciplines on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus, as well as the public, to learn more about undergraduate research and its potential to change the world. Throughout the day, students will present their oral and poster presentations, creative performances, and interactive exhibits to members of the campus and local community.

  • When: Thursday, April 25, 2024
  • Where: Illini Union (A, B, C, South Lounge and the 2nd Floor)
  • Application Deadline: Friday, March 8, 2024 at 11:59 pm

Why Present?

  • Opportunity to network with other student researchers and faculty, staff, and graduate student judges.
  • Develop communication skills and receive valuable presentation feedback from judges.
  • Invite your friends and family to showcase your work and accomplishments.
  • Presenters are eligible for OUR awards for outstanding presentations.
  • Satisfies a requirement for the Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher Certificate.

Who is Eligible?

  • All undergraduate students currently (or previously) involved with research are eligible to present. This includes course-based research projects.
  • Students can present in-progress and completed research projects or creative works.
  • Students can present individually or in groups. Groups only need to submit one application to present.
  • Students can give multiple presentations throughout the day.

For more information on URS, including answers to frequently asked questions, please visit: http://undergradresearch.illinois.edu/symposium.html

Applications are currently being accepted. The deadline for applying to the URS is Friday, March 8, 2024, at 11:59 pm and no late submissions will be accepted. Please note, your presentation is not expected to be complete by the application deadline. On the application, you will only be asked to provide a tentative title that can be revised until March 19 and an abstract which will be used internally by OUR to create and organize thematic sessions. Your abstract will not be published or viewed by anyone other than OUR.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our office at ugresearch@illinois.edu. We look forward to receiving your application and learning about your research!

Sincerely,

OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Events, Help for Students, opportunities

Present Your Research! Office of Academic Research

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Read the Office of Undergraduate Research newsletter. It is chock full of ideas and opportunities for undergraduates!

The Office of Undergraduate Research is excited to announce the dates for the 2023 Undergraduate Research Week & Symposium. The 2023 Undergraduate Research Week will run April 23 – 29, 2023, and will feature the Undergraduate Research Symposium to be held on Thursday, April 27, 2023.

Events, opportunities, scholarships, Study Abroad, Summer study

Study in the United Kingdom this summer for free! Reading Day Meeting!!

Do you want to study in the United Kingdom this summer for free? If so, you may want to hear more about the Fulbright UK Summer Institutes, which offer five programs next summer:

  • Interested in climate change? Explore how STEM can support sustainability at the University of Exeter.
  • Interested in identity and nationhood? Join the Aberstwyth University and its Center for Welsh Politics and Society.
  • Interested in arts as activism? Consider how literature, music, visual arts, poetry and storytelling, dance, philosophy and critical social theories have shaped movements for social justice across the globe at the University of Bristol.
  • Interested in technology and innovation? Explore Scotland’s creative and technological industries through study at the University of Strathclyde and the Glasgow School of Art.
  • Interested in Northern Ireland’s historical, cultural, and political, environment? Engage with local people and visit a range of cultural sites with the Queen’s University Belfast program.

The Summer Institutes cover the majority of the participant costs (round-trip airfare from the US to the UK, tuition and fees at the university, room and board, and social programs).  Students must be US citizen freshmen or sophomores with a GPA of 3.7 or above.

The National and International Scholarship Program will be hosting an information session for students to learn about the Fulbright UK Summer Institutes. The information session will take place Thursday, December 8th from 3:30 – 4:30 pm at 1027 Lincoln Hall.

Please direct any questions to topscholars@illinois.edu.

I hope you’ll join us!

Best wishes,
Nicole Nowbahar, Ph.D
Assistant Director
National and International Scholarships Program

Events

2023 Student Success Initiative Symposium

SAVE THE DATE

Please mark your calendars to join Interim Provost William Bernhard and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Danita M. Brown Young at the 2023 Student Success Initiative Symposium on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at the Illini Union.

Participate in the ongoing discussion about what our campus is doing and will do to bolster retention and graduation rates, close equity gaps, and enhance the Illinois experience.

Don’t miss this chance to engage with other faculty, staff, and students to think critically about undergraduate success and to identify strengths, gaps, and priorities for our university.

We are excited to bring James K. Winfield, Ed.D., Associate Dean for go.illinois.edu/studentsuccess.

Please direct any questions to studentsuccessinitiative@illinois.edu.