Undergraduate Research Symposium
Discover the power of undergraduate inquiry at ³Ô¹ÏÍø’s 16th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. On Friday, April 3rd, 2026, undergraduate researchers from across all disciplines and campuses showcased their research, scholarship, and creative activities through dynamic poster and visual arts displays, as well as oral and performing arts presentations. Prospective researchers, faculty mentors, and community members joined us to witness the innovation and intellectual curiosity that defines excellence in undergraduate scholarship at ³Ô¹ÏÍø Atlantic.
The 16th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium was held Friday, April 3rd, 2026 in the Schmidt Family Complex on the Boca Raton campus!Ìý
2026 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM
| 2026 Oral/Performing Arts WinnersÌý Ìý | 2026 Poster People’s Choice Award Winners |
Presentation Types
Oral/Performing Arts Presentations: Students are allotted eight (8) minutes to present their findings, with an additional 2 minutes for audience questions. Note: First place oral/performing arts presenters will be eligible for a monetary award courtesy of Dr. Eric H. Shaw, Emeritus Professor, College of Business. For FAU-approved PowerPoint templates, click here and for the Oral Evaluation Rubric, click here .
Poster/Visual Arts Presentations: For posters, please view the University approved poster templates here . Check with SG Poster Printing if you need your poster printed. Remember, your poster/visual arts presentations should complement your 3-5 minute "elevator pitch." Presenters should not solely read their poster.
Presentation Support for Presenters
- Please clickÌý hereÌýfor directions
- Workshops on Creating a Poster and Oral Presentation and "Mock" Presentations
- ³Ô¹ÏÍø's Approved Research Poster Templates
- FAU's Speaking Center
How to Apply
Please complete the online application through (click here for instructions). NOTE: Remember to use your FAU Net ID and password to log in to Survey Monkey Apply. Questions? Email ouri@fau.edu .
Please review OURI's policy on use of generative AI in submissions and peer-review prior to applying .
Note: If you are presenting, please ensure your mentor and all authors have reviewed and approved your presentation.Ìý
Undergraduate Research Symposium Digital Collection of Posters
FAU’s Digital Library (DL) maintains a lab equipped to digitally convert materials to facilitate access to educational resources as well as for the purpose of preservation. Materials digitized include monographs, maps, documents, newspapers, pamphlets, photographs (negatives/slides), and audio and video recordings. The DL ensures the quality of its collections by performing all digitization in-house, maintaining the latest scanning hardware and software, and utilizing the expertise of skilled staff. Source materials are converted to digitally accessible files according to field standards and best practices to maximize the quality of FAU libraries' digital versions. The digital collection for FAU’s Undergraduate Research Symposia is available .Ìý
Archive
Explore our archives of past symposium winners of Oral Presentation and Poster Presentation awards as well as previous Undergraduate Research Symposium programs. Also, hear from some of our presenters about why they love Undergraduate Research!
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