The 2025 Graduate Research Symposium will take place on April 11, 2025. Abstract submissions are extended until February 28, 2025.
Official 2025 GRS Website
For more information, inquiries or questions, reach out to the GPSG Vice President at gpsgvicepresident@charlotte.edu
Please refer to the following documents in preparation for writing your abstract.
Submission Guidelines and Abstract Rubric
Abstract submissions will be due to MSCMT on February 28th, 2025.
Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference.
This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
Watch the recording of the Abstract Writing Workshop, a cross-collaboration between the Graduate and Postdoctoral Writing Center, the Graduate Life Fellows, and GPSG from November 27, 2023.
General GRS Information:
The annual Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) is an interdisciplinary graduate student-run conference that showcases astounding research of graduate and professional students. The theme of GRS is Sustainable Research for A Sustainable Future. Our theme encompasses presentations from various areas of study within graduate certificate, master’s, and doctoral programs. We encourage all graduate students who are conducting or have concluded research to present at the GRS.
Presenting affords students the opportunity to share findings, gain experience in presenting scholarly research, and represent our various graduate programs. An additional incentive to all participants is the option to have your presentation judged by an multidisciplinary panel of faculty and expert judges for a monetary prize. We hope to have over 100 presentations this year!
The Graduate Research Symposium is sponsored by the Graduate & Professional Student Government of UNC Charlotte and the Division of Research. Over the years, GRS has been supported by the Dean and staff of The Graduate School and The Thomas L. Reynolds Center For Graduate Life and Learning. We are grateful for past sponsorship and support and continue to welcome additional support annually.
All students whose abstracts are accepted for presentation in the Annual Graduate Research Symposium are eligible to compete for a monetary award in their respective category.
Faculty and expert judges grade presentations in the following areas:
- Oral Presentation
- Knowledge of Topic
- Organization and Approach
- Vocal and Physical Delivery
- Clarity of Lay Person
- Originality and Applications of the Work
- Poster Presentation
- Research Content
- Presentation
- Poster Appearance
Monetary awards will be presented at the Awards Reception at the conclusion of the Graduate Research Symposium
Please contact the GRS Chair and GPSG Vice President at gpsgvicepresident@charlotte.edu for more information and to offer sponsorship and support.
April 11, 2025
GPSG Graduate Research Symposium
212-O Student Union
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC, 28223
Room 340, Popp Martin Student Union, 8845 Craver Rd, Charlotte, NC 28262 (Directions)