2025-2026 Student Conferences
                     
                     This list was last updated on October 29, 2025.
                     
                     If you know of any other student conferences we should add to this list, please email
                           us at lsuour@lsu.edu .
                     
                     Presenting at a conference is a great way to gain experience presenting your work
                        in a professional setting and also offers the opportunity to receive invaluable feedback
                        on your work from both peers and other academics in the field. Conferences also allow
                        you to see what your peers are researching, network, and are an excellent addition
                        to your resume or graduate school application. Talk to your faculty mentor for conference
                        recommendations within your field, or check out the list of student conferences below.
                     
                     Below you will find a list of conferences that have been recommended by our undergraduate
                        researchers and our office. More conferences can be found at the Council on Undergraduate Research's webpage.
                     
                     
                        
                        
                           
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | Name | Location | Application Deadline | Event Date | 
                                 
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | MKN Heartland McNair Conference | Kansas City, MO | August 29, 2025 | September 19-21, 2025 | 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium | Houston, Texas | September 8, 2025 | October 18, 2025 | 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | Southeastern Museums Conference | Montgomery, Alabama | August 30, 2025 | October 20-22, 2025 | 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | Annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of Undergraduate Scholarship (MARCUS) | Lynchburg, VA | October 8, 2025 | November 8, 2025 | 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | Sigma Xi International Forum on Research Excellence (IFoRE) | Virtual conference | September 5, 2025 | October 18-26, 2025 | 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | ULL Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) | Lafayette, LA | November 4, 2025 | November 14-15, 2025 | 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | Harvard University's National Collegiate Research Conference | Cambridge, MA | TBA | January 23-25, 2026 | 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) South Regional Meeting | TBA | TBA | TBA | 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | Johns Hopkins University's Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research
                                          Symposium | Baltimore, MD | December 1, 2025 | March 19-21, 2026 | 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | LSUS Regional Student Scholars Forum | Shreveport, LA | TBA | TBA | 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM | Atlanta, GA | September 12, 2025 | March 19-21, 2026 | 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | Mississippi State Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium | Starkville, MS | TBA | April 9-10, 2026 | 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) | Richmond, VA | December 5, 2025 | April 13-15, 2026 | 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | Stanford Research Conference | Stanford, CA | TBA | TBA | 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference (WCBSURC) | TBA | TBA | TBA | 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    | LSU Discover Day Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium | Baton Rouge, LA | TBA | April 17, 2026 |