Student Research Conference 2026: Abstract Submission Deadline Dec. 12, 2025

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The CSUDH Student Research Conference, March 3-5, 2026, provides an opportunity for graduate and undergraduate scholars to have a professional conference experience where they can share their research or creative projects and receive valuable feedback within a supportive community of fellow CSUDH researchers.
Students can choose a presentation format that best suits where they are in their research:









10-Minute Oral Presentation (PowerPoint)









If you have completed your research project or have reached a significant milestone on the way toward publishable work, you can give a 10-minute oral presentation of your research. There will be five minutes for Q&A from the session judges after each presentation. If your project involves human subjects and is subject to IRB approval, you will need to have received IRB approval for your project prior to submitting your abstract.









Poster Presentation (36 x 48)









If you have a completed research project, your project is still underway, or if it is a part of a larger project, you can present the status of your contribution to the work in a poster format. A poster presentation presents all of the components of a research project on one canvas. A poster can cover a completed project, a portion of a larger project, or a project still underway. Session judges will walk around and ask student presenters to provide an overview of their project using their posters. Students will also be able to share their research with attendees as they walk around and visit posters.









Symposium









A group of students from the same class, lab, etc., can propose a symposium together! Just like in the 10-minute oral presentation category, each participant will give a 10-minute oral presentation and then have 5 minutes for Q&A. The difference will be that the presentations in the Symposium session will all be related in some way. The members of a symposium will decide ahead of time whether they would like their session to be part of the judged competition or not. Symposia will include 4-8 oral presentations on the same project, topic, or theme.









Roundtable Discussion









If you are just getting started on your project or are new to research programs, you can discuss the work you are doing in a roundtable format. Students will participate in a discussion moderated by a faculty or staff member during which they will share an overview of their work and receive feedback on how to move forward with their project.
 









Developmental Project Sessions









Developmental Project Sessions will be designated for projects that were conducted for class assignments or similar learning experiences and were not intended to contribute to generalizable research. Developmental projects may be at any stage of completion. Developmental projects will be limited to the 10-minute oral presentation format this year.


























Note: Roundtable and developmental project presentations are not eligible to be selected for awards and will not be eligible to compete in the CSU Statewide competition.





















 





















Students will present their research before a panel of faculty and staff, with a winner and runner-up selected from most sessions. Based on the judges' evaluations, up to 10 winning presentations will be selected to represent CSUDH at the CSU Statewide Student Research Competition, which will take place April 2026, at San Jose State University.
 
Abstracts Due December 12, 2025
To present at CSUDH's Student Research Conference, students must consult with their research mentors and then complete the abstract submission form by the December 12th deadline. Mentors will be required to sign off on a student’s application by the deadline.
 
Submit Your Abstract

























Sustainability Awards  









In addition to the usual awards for session winners, the Sustainability Office and CalWater will be sponsoring for awards that each include a plaque and a $100 Amazon gift card for each. They are the: Sustainability Engagement Award, Environmental Sustainability Award, Environmental Justice Award, and the CALL (Campus as a Living Lab) Sustainability Award. 









Learn More!  









Visit the SRC 2026 website for more information about the conference, including the awards categories that will be available this year.









Questions?  








Any questions can be emailed to src@csudh.edu












 
Hosted By: Student Research Conference
Additional Information can be found at: https://torolink.csudh.edu/event/11859610