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External Symposium Registration

Symposium General Information Lodging for External Attendees

External Early Bird Registration is now open! We invite undergraduate researchers and undergraduate research programs from around the country to attend the exiciting symposium and present their research. There are 2 options for registration for undergraduate researchers not attending UC and those non-UC faculty or staff that may be traveling with them. 

Register Early & Save with these Early Bird Specials!

  • 10% off one registration with code: Research10
  • Buy 4 full conference registrations and receive the 5th at 50% off with code: Research5
  • Buy 9 full conference registrations and receive the 10th free with code: Symposium10

2 Great Options for Local and National External Registrants

Local Student, Faculty, or Staff (Saturday Only) Registration 

  • Local is defined as your home university is within a 90-minute drive of UC. 
  • Includes 3 meals including networking lunch and dinner awards celebration.
  • Includes oral presentations, speakers, and workshops.
  • Parking included. We recommend carpooling with other attendees from your university. 

General Registration: Student, Faculty, or Staff (Full Conference) 

  • Includes workshops, speakers, poster presentations, oral presentations, Graduate School Fair, and networking sessions over 3 days of programming. 
  • Includes 6 meals. 
  • Excursion and Dinner automatically included for first 125 registrants (Additional external registrants over 125 will be waitlisted for the excursion and dinner). 

Two Registration Steps

  1. Register at this link via credit card payment. If you need to register via P.O. and check, please email mcnair@uc.edu for instructions. 
  2. After completing the registration above, the primary contact person for this registration will receive a link to an Individual Attendee Form by January 12, 2026 or within 1 week of their registration after January 12. Each attendee including attending students, staff, and faculty will need to complete this form. 
  3. The formal Call for Presentations will also be released the week of January 12 for student presenters.
External Symposium Registration Rates
Early Bird Registration (Dec.17, 2025 - Jan.17, 2026) General Registration (Jan.18, 2026 - Feb. 28, 2026) Late Registration (March 1-April 3)
$225 (Local) $250 (Local) $300 (Local)
$400 (General) $475 (General) $575 (General)
     

 

Registrations FAQs

  • Registration excludes lodging and travel costs. 
  • Conference attendees who wish to cancel must do so on or before 2/15/2026 to receive a refund. 
  • No refunds will be processed after 2/15/2026. 
  • All refunds will be processed minus a $200 processing fee per registration.