FASS Undergraduate Research Symposium

Led by undergraduate students with the support of SFU's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the FASS Undergraduate Research Symposium is centred on highlighting and celebrating the diversity and interdisciplinarity of FASS undergraduate research. 

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Why be a student speaker or poster session presenter?

There are a lot of advantages to participating in the symposium as a speaker or presenter! 

  • Share your research work in front of a supportive audience
  • Hone your public speaking and presentation skills
  • Connect with and gain valuable feedback from faculty members and like-minded peers 
  • Receive a recognition on your Co-Curricular Record (CCR), an official university document that tracks your co-curricular involvement at SFU

Applications open

The FASS Undergraduate Research Symposium will take place in late March 2026.

To present your work at the Symposium, either as a student speaker or poster session presenter, please apply by January 22, 2026

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Questions? 

Email fassdsac@sfu.ca

Participant timeline

  • December 2025 - Applications open 
  • January 22nd, 2026 - Application deadline
  • February 1st - 7th, 2026 - Selections announced
  • February 11th, 2026 - Deadline to accept offer
  • March 2nd - 13th, 2026 - Presentation run-through 
  • March 13th, 2026 - Poster submission deadline 
  • Late March 2026 - FASS Undergraduate Research Symposium

To present your work at the 2026 FASS Undergraduate Research Symposium, either as a student speaker or poster session presenter, please apply by January 22, 2026

Apply now