The annual campus Undergraduate Research Symposium is held during the spring semester and is open to any student conducting research or scholarly work with Penn State Hazleton faculty.
The categories are: arts, humanities and social sciences, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
2026 Undergraduate Research Symposium
The 2026 Undergraduate Research Symposium will take place this year from Thursday, April 2 to Thursday, April 9, with judging occurring on Tuesday, April 7, from noon to 1:30 p.m.
To participate, students must register and submit an abstract of their research by Monday, March 30. Complete the registration form.
The key dates are:
- Registration (abstract submission) deadline: Monday, March 30. Complete the registration form.
- Poster submission deadline for in-house printing: Monday, March 30.
- Posters on display in the library: Thursday, April 2 - Thursday, April 9.
- Presentation/Judging Day: Tuesday, April 7, from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Scholarship and Research Integrity (SARI) Training
Undergraduate researchers do not need to complete the SARI training to participate in Hazleton's Undergraduate Research Symposium. However, depending on the research project, individual faculty advisors may want their research advisees to complete the training. This is a case-by-case assessment, and thus students should check with their faculty research advisor about whether they need to complete the SARI training.
For instructions on how to access the online training, and for guidance for what to complete, please complete the Scholarship and Research Integrity (SARI) Training.
How to Prepare an Abstract
Poster instructions
All students conducting research or scholarly work with faculty of Penn State Hazleton are encouraged to present their work in poster form. This includes students from University Park who have worked with or are currently working with Hazleton faculty. Student projects done at University Park with University Park faculty are NOT ELIGIBLE for the awards given out. Students with winning poster presentations will receive awards at a presentation during the week after the symposium.
Project Evaluation
- Undergraduate Research Symposium judging rubric to be shared soon.
Information Literacy Award
Students can elect to compete for the University Libraries' Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy Award. Students interested in competing should produce a separate printed document that will be hung next to their poster. The document should include a list of references and a brief explanation (few sentences at most) of how each reference supported the work. For more information, please inquire at the main desk of Lofstrom Library.