Student Research & Creative Activity Day
April 22, 2026
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
EIU’s 18th annual Student Research and Creative Activity Conference will be held on April 22, 2026.
Students from all disciplines! Share your research, scholarship, case studies, or creative work with the EIU Community at our annual Student Research Conference. Posters, presentations, panels, artworks, and performances are all welcome.
Deadline for submissions is extended to Monday March 30, 2026.
Graduate students, please submit to the Graduate Exposition here: https://www.eiu.edu/graduate/gradexpo.php
Undergraduates, please submit your proposals using the form below.
For reference, last year's program is available below.
2025 conference: Friday, April 25
Martin Luther King Jr. University Union
Program At a Glance
- WELCOME: 11:30 - 11:40 a.m.
University Ballroom, MLK, Jr. Union - POSTER SESSION: 11:40 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.
University Ballroom, MLK, Jr. Union
Enjoy food and conversation as you learn from student presenters from all disciplines. - ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 1: 1 - 1:50 p.m.
3rd Floor Meeting Rooms, MLK, Jr. Union - ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION 2: 2 - 3:10 p.m.
3rd Floor Meeting Rooms, MLK, Jr. Union - MUSIC PERFORMANCE SESSION: 3:15 - 4 p.m.
Doudna Recital Hall
URSCA grants
To support the University’s mission of fostering opportunities for student-faculty scholarship, the Sandra and Jack Pine Honors College offers undergraduates the opportunity to apply for competitive funding to promote their research, scholarship, and creative activities.
URSCA Grant Information