The 2026 Summer Research Symposium will be held on July 23, 2026 in the Atrium of the Science and Technology Building on the campus of the University of South Carolina.  The Symposium will feature presentations by undergraduate student researchers who have worked with USC faculty mentors during the summer. 

There will be a morning poster session and an afternoon poster session, and participants will be notified of their presentation time by Friday, July 17, 2026.  

Registration for the 2026 Summer Research Symposium has closed.  

If you have any questions about the 2026 Symposium, please contact Ashley Collins in the Office of Undergraduate Research at our@sc.edu or 803-777-5522.

The public is invited to join us for poster sessions, please check back for more information as the date approaches. Please note: Photographs may be taken during this event for promotional, educational, and institutional purposes. By attending, you acknowledge and consent to being photographed and to the use of those images by the University of South Carolina and the Office of Undergraduate Research.

Note for presenters: The recommended size for posters presented at the Summer Research Symposium is four feet wide by three feet high. The maximum allowable size is four feet by four feet.  The minimum size is two feet by three feet (oriented vertically or horizontally).  Pins will be provided at the event to affix your poster to the board.