UROP Presentation Opportunities
UMD Undergraduate Research and Artistic Showcase
Each fall and spring, UMD hosts the Undergraduate Research and Artistic Showcase, which is open to all University of Minnesota undergraduate students. Any undergraduate who has completed a research or artistic project may participate, no UROP affiliation or Duluth campus enrollment is required. Students from all UMN campuses are welcome.
Spring 2026 Showcase Details
Date: April 28, 2026
Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Presentation Location
- Oral Presentations in the Garden Room
- Poster Presentation in the Kirby Ballroom
Registration
- Register by April 10, 2026.
- Apply to present at the Spring 2026 Showcase
Resources
Past Showcases
- The fall 2021 showcase was featured on Fox21 news.
- The spring 2019 showcase was featured on both WDIO and Fox21 news reports.
Questions:
Contact Academic Writing and Learning Center at [email protected] or stop by 225 Kathryn A. Martin Library
NCUR
The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) hosts the annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) for students. In order to attend NCUR, UMD students must submit an abstract to CUR. If CUR approves your application, they will contact you of your acceptance and then you will be contacted by UMD. Travel and hotel arrangements will be made for you, there is no cost to students who are accepted to attend, Each year between 10 and 20 UMD students, attend NCUR.
- NCUR 2025 was in Pittsburg, PA April 7 - 9. Thirteen students and 5 faculty from UMD attended.
- NCUR 2026 will be in Richmond, VA April 13 - 15. Abstract application have closed. Students who applied will be notified January 14, 2026.
University Digital Conservancy
Students may also deposit UROP project reports to the University Digital Conservancy, This counts as a presentation, a requirement for UROP project, it will publicize work, make it findable through Google and provide a secure backup with a persistent URL.
How to make this work:
- Go to the University Digital Conservancy (UDC)
- Click on the gold “Upload to the UDC” button and log in with your UMD credentials
- Select a collection: “University of Minnesota Duluth>UMD Undergraduate Research Opportunities (UROP)> UMD Undergraduate Research Opportunities (UROP)”
- Follow the prompts and fill in the form, selecting “Next” to move to the next page when needed
- For Type, choose “Presentation”
- Read the Terms of Deposit before submitting
- Click “Complete” when done and your work will be submitted!
- If you have any questions specific to the digital conservancy please contact Laura Vavrosky ([email protected])