The Searcher is a new academic journal sponsored by the Department of English that provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to publish scholarly work in the humanities. Any and all research is welcome, but we especially encourage English literary research.
Consider submitting your own humanities research using the link here!
The UC Berkeley Comparative Literature department is proud to announce that the call for submissions is open for our 12th Annual Undergraduate Symposium, “Translating Reality” on April 12, 2025.
Interested? Additional information on this year’s theme and the event can be found here, while the call for submissions can be found here!
The deadline for submission is February 1, 2025 at 11:59PM.
The UT Senate of College Councils is hosting a research symposium on Tuesday, November 19th from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at the Shirley Perry Ballroom in the Texas Union. The event will consist of talks from first generation researchers who will present their research journeys and provide advice to students that are interested in doing the same. The second half of the event will be a poster board showcase where researchers can present their projects and/or have one-on-one conversations with prospective researchers. This event is open to all majors and backgrounds.
Questions? Feel free to reach out to the Senate of College Councils via email here.
Do you want to publish your research work as an undergraduate student? If so, consider submitting your research publication to the Texas Undergraduate Research Journal, an interdisciplinary, UT-based research journal dedicated to publishing undergraduate work. Students can submit their materials through the Texas URJ application until January 13th at 11:59 pm. Additionally, our previous volumes are available at the following link.
The Texas Journal of International Affairs (TJIA) is a premier academic publication managed by UT Austin undergraduate students and overseen by a board of faculty members. TJIA seeks to publish works that engage with and question new and established topics within the realm of International Affairs. We aim to feature original academic work from a variety of subjects including economy, security, science, technology, culture, arts, human rights, and political systems. The Texas Journal of International Affairs (TJIA) invites undergraduate students from all departments to submit original, academic, research-based papers. Students from all backgrounds and disciplines are encouraged to submit. You can find the submission guidelines, form, and more information here- https://texasjia.org/offerings/. Follow us on Instagram at @texasjia check out our website texasjia.org for updates!
UT Austin students are invited to submit their work to Johns Hopkins University’s sixth annual Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium, which brings together undergraduate students from across the country to present their humanities research. This year’s symposium will be held from March 20-22, 2025, on the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus in Baltimore, Maryland. Submissions (in the form of a title and abstract) are due by December 9, 2024. Participants in the 2025 symposium can expect:
Application instructions can be found here! Notifications of acceptance to the conference will be made at the beginning of January. Early bird registration (by January 15) will be $150. Regular registration (by January 31) will be $175. More information about the conference schedule can be found on the Attendance Information page. Please note that the UT Office of Undergraduate Research is not able to financially support travel to undergraduate conferences.
Please join us for the second Rapid Research Talks organized by the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) and McNair Scholars programs. The event will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2024, from 5:30-7:30 pm in RLP 1.302B. MMUF and McNair scholars will be giving 3-minute presentations of their research. Come learn about the fascinating research being conducted across disciplines. This is also a great opportunity for students to learn more about each program.
The Searcher is a new academic journal sponsored by the Department of English that provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to publish scholarly work in the humanities. Any and all research is welcome, but we especially encourage English literary research.
We are currently open to submissions and accept works under 3,000 words for our e-journal and works over 3,000 words for our print journal—a copy of which will be provided for free to contributors! Submit to the print journal here by November 22 and the e-journal here by December 7.
Visit The Searcher’s website (linked here) or contact minzamirza@utexas.edu for more information.
UT GIS Day is back in 2024! To highlight the innovative geospatial research being carried out here at UT Austin, we are inviting UT students to share their work in our poster competition. Any project (with a student first author) that makes use of GIS or involves geospatial data is eligible to enter. A panel of judges will score posters with monetary awards for the top scoring posters. First place will be awarded $200, second place $150, and third place $100.
Submit the proposal form if you are interested in participating in the session which will take place on Wednesday 11/20 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm in the Scholars Lab in the Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL). The deadline for poster submissions is Tuesday, November 5th and there are limited poster spaces available so consider submitting early to secure a place in the competition. If you would like to present your poster but do not to want to enter the competition you may select that option in the proposal form.
The Embedded Scholars Program has opened its 2025 Fellowship Application focused on democratic and constitutional development in Latin America, Eurasia, and the Balkans. This is a funded international internship open to undergraduate and graduate students from any major at UT.
The program provides unparalleled opportunities for students interested in democracy to work with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance in Latin America and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs in Eurasia and the Balkans. Students receive training at UT in the spring before going abroad for the summer to support democracy assistance programs and conduct original research.
Join us for an information session and coffee on October 15, 2024, from 12:30-1:30pm, in BAT 5.108 or on Zoom. Program directors and prior fellows will share more about the program and fellows’ work in the field.
Applications are due December 1, 2024 and can be found here. For more information, visit the links above or contact Ashley Moran (ashleymoran@utexas.edu) and Zachary Elkins (zelkins@austin.utexas.edu) with any questions.