Date: The next Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum will be held April 24, 2026.

Program: View a sample program: 2024 URCAF Program 

Tentative Event Schedule:

8:45 – 9:30 a.m.    Student Registration

                                  Judge Orientation

9:30 – 1:00 p.m.    Poster Presentations

      • Applied Sciences
      • Natural Sciences & Engineering
      • Social Sciences, Business & Humanities

12:30 – 2:00 p.m.  Lunch

2:00 – 2:30 p.m.    URCAF Awards Ceremony

2026 Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Forum Call for Abstracts for Poster Presentations Submission Deadline: April 8, 2026. Please keep in mind that the abstracts can describe research in progress, not necessarily research that is completed at the time of abstract submission.

Presenter Registration: Students must submit an abstract. Student presentations may include material that has been or will be presented elsewhere. If you presented at Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol, you're encouraged to share it here at WSU!

Poster Options: The poster presentation categories are divided into three separate competitive groupings: humanities/social sciences, natural sciences/engineering, and applied sciences. Students from all six colleges and concurrent high school students are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility: All undergraduate students in good academic standing are eligible to participate either individually or as a team. Undergraduate research and creative activity must be completed during the summer 2025, fall 2025, or spring 2026 semesters.

Instructions for Proposal Submission: Abstract submission is done electronically via the following form. Incomplete proposals will not be considered. If you have any questions or cannot submit your proposal electronically, please feel free to email john.hammond@wichita.edu. 

Concurrent high school students are encouraged to submit their research for presentation and should follow the abstract submission instructions to apply.