2026 Spring Conference Deadlines & Processes
Abstract submission: Monday, March 2, 2026 at 11:59pm ET
Academic unit review: March 3-10 at noon EST
Presenters informed of their mode (poster vs. talk): By March 12 at 5pm ET
Final updates to submitted abstracts in OURConnect: By March 24 at 11:59pm ET
Primary research mentor approval: March 25 at 11:59pm ET
Publish the Spring Conference program with the schedule: By April 6
Final Call Undergraduate Research Session
- Virtual presentation submission deadline: April 8 at 11:59pm ET
- Poster session submission deadline: Day of event or when capacity is reached
YouTube link submission: April 8, 2026 at 11:59pm ET
Spring Conference: April 13-17, 2026
- Posters - April 14, 2026 in PMU Ballrooms from 9am-2:30pm
- Research talks - April 16, 2026 in STEW 214 & 218 from 9am-5pm
- LLLC Colloquium - April 16, 2026 in STEW 202 from 9am-5pm
- Final Call Session - April 16, 2026 in STEW 206 from 10:30-11:30am & 1:30-2:30pm
- Celebrate Purdue's Thinkers, Creators, & Experimenters - April 16, 2026 in STEW 214 from 1:30-2:30pm
- Virtual presentations - April 13-17 on the Conference website
Top presentation awards for students in West Lafayette and Indianapolis announced: By May 4, 2026
Presentation feedback and certificates available: By May 4, 2026