OneUSF Undergraduate Research Conference

OneUSF's Undergraduate Research Conference is a great way for students to gain valuable research and presenting experience! This guide was designed to curate helpful USF Libraries resources and services for students to participate.

Here is a link to the Office of Student Engagement in Research and Innovation (SERI). The SERI office has two primary foci: 1) Connecting students with high-impact practices; and 2) Supporting faculty wishing to expand the use of HIPs in their courses.

The OneUSF 2025 Undergraduate Research Conference is seeking applications. Here are the dates for this upcoming 2025 event:

Timeline and Conference Dates:

Tampa Campus: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
St. Petersburg Campus: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Sarasota-Manatee Campus: Friday, April 25, 2025

The OneUSF Undergraduate Research Conference is open to all USF undergraduates regardless of major, as well as those within one-year post-graduation. 
Abstracts Portal: Complete this application to present at the OneUSF Undergraduate Research Conference.

Deadline for Student Abstract Submission: March 25, 2025
Final Decision Notification: March 27, 2025
Deadline to Request Poster Printing: April 3, 2025

Research Types:

• Poster presentations
• Oral Presentations (5 minutes maximum plus 2 minutes for Q&A)
• Creative/Performative Research (10 minutes maximum)

Poster Printing:

Printers are located in the library and the Marshall Student Center for the Tampa campus. Links are available for all USF campus locations at the bottom of this page with more campus-specific printing information.

Posters should be formatted 48" W x 36" H. Templates are provided on the OneUSF Undergraduate Research Conference page. It is recommended that students print their posters at least 48 hours in advance. This allows for alternate arrangements should the selected printer have technical issues.

Follow this link for examples of posters from the OneUSF 2024 Undergraduate Research Conference.

Please visit the USF Libraries LibGuide titled, "Research Posters: Toolkit" for contacts and templates for preparing a poster application.