The UCSD Annual Undergraduate Research Conference is held each May at the UCSD Faculty Club. The purpose of the conference is to recognize outstanding scholarly work produced by UCSD undergraduates and to encourage additional interaction between students and faculty at the research level. All students are nominated by members of the faculty who have judged their work to be outstanding. Our hope is that the research and conference experiences encourage more undergraduates to pursue doctoral degrees and careers in research and college teaching.

The Undergraduate Research Conference is organized by discipline-specific roundtable discussions where 5-7 students present their papers with one or more faculty members serving as moderators. Each student has 15 minutes to present his or her paper and 5 minutes to answer questions. After all presentations are completed, there is additional time for group discussion. At the conclusion of the conference, all participating students are awarded a certificate as a research scholar.

The UCSD Undergraduate Research Conference is made possible by generous support from the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Joseph Watson, and the Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs (Acting), David Miller.  The conference is planned and coordinated by Academic Enrichment Programs which is part of Student Educational Advancement.

FACULTY MEMBERS: If you would like to nominate a student who has produced outstanding scholarly work, please click here to submit a nomination form: http://aep.ucsd.edu/conference/nomination_form.asp. You may nominate up to 3 students.