2026-2027 Student Conferences
This list was last updated on October 12, 2026.
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 and/or through web searches.
| Name |
Location |
Application Deadline |
Event Date |
| MKN Heartland McNair Conference |
Kansas City, MO |
August 31, 2026 |
September 18-20, 2026 |
| Southeastern Museums Conference |
Winston-Salem, NC |
August 28, 2026 |
September 28-30, 2026 |
| Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium (GCURS) |
Houston, TX |
September 7, 2026 |
October 17-18, 2026 |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of Undergraduate Scholarship (MARCUS) |
Lynchburg, VA |
October 9, 2026 |
November 7, 2026 |
| ULL Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) |
Lafayette, LA |
November 1, 2026 |
November 13-14, 2026 |
| Harvard University's National Collegiate Research Conference |
Cambridge, MA |
Priority: November 22, 2026 Regular: December 6, 2026 |
January 22-24, 2027 |
| American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) South Regional Meeting |
Chapel Hill, NC |
TBA |
TBA |
| LSUS Regional Student Scholars Forum |
Shreveport, LA |
TBA |
TBA |
| Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM |
Atlanta, GA |
December 4, 2026 |
March 4-6, 2027 |
| Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium @ Johns Hopkins
University |
Baltimore, MD |
December 1, 2026 |
March 25-27, 2027 |
| Mississippi State Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium |
Starkville, MS |
TBA |
April 7-8, 2027 |
| National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) |
Richmond, VA |
December 4, 2026 |
April 12-14, 2027 |
| Stanford Research Conference |
Stanford, CA |
TBA |
TBA |
| West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference (WCBSURC) |
Sonoma County, CA |
TBA |
TBA |
| LSU Discover Day Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium |
Baton Rouge, LA |
TBA |
April 16, 2027 |