NYU Shanghai Academic Affairs provides opportunities for students to present their research work through the fall and spring semester Undergraduate Research Symposiums.
NYU Shanghai Undergraduate Research Symposium
The Undergraduate Research Symposium is a platform to exhibit your exciting research achievements to all NYU Shanghai community members. We welcome all DURF projects, capstone projects, research projects from courses, Dean’s Service Scholars (DSS), Study Away programs, and other independent research done under the guidance of a faculty mentor from the NYU Global Network.
Judges will evaluate and select the Best Research Project and Best Presentation awards. The audience will vote for the Most Popular Project. Each winning group will receive a certificate.
Fall 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium
The Fall 2025 Symposium will be hosted on Friday, November 21, on the third floor, East Building. All participants are required to prepare 1) a research poster 2) one to two slides and 3) a 3-minute presentation.
There are two components to the application. You will need to:
- Fill out the Application Form by Wednesday, October 15, 10 AM. For group projects, you only need to submit one application containing all the information for your team members.
- Ask your mentor to submit the Faculty Endorsement Form by Wednesday, October 15, 10 AM.
| Important Dates |
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| Application Opens: September 15 (Monday), 2025 |
| Application Deadline: October 15 (Wednesday), 10 AM, 2025 |
| Screening Results Announcement: Around October 24 (Friday), 2025 |
| Event Day: November 21 (Friday), 2025 |
