Thank you for your interest in supporting the 2025 Illinois Undergraduate Research Week and the 17th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
By partnering with us as an official sponsor you will have a direct impact on the empowering, transformative educational experience of undergraduate students. Your financial support will enable us to support Undergraduate Research Week and the Symposium in several meaningful ways:
- Help students in financial need produce their presentation materials (e.g., printing their research poster)
- Fund the expansion of the Symposium, allowing OUR to accommodate additional presenters
- Fund student awards for outstanding presentations
- Fund conference travel awards for outstanding presenters to present at national conferences
Have other ideas about how to support undergraduate research? We’d love to hear from you.
Transformative student experiences
How has participating in previous undergraduate research symposiums impacted our students? Hear from just a few of them.
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The Symposium has played a crucial role in refining my interdisciplinary communication skills which have helped me in every stage of my career from graduate applications to research talks.
— Mit Kotak, Class of 2023
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Presenting at the Symposium has helped me improve both in public speaking and explaining complex topics to people outside of my field. The symposium provides students with a great opportunity to share what they have been working hard on and learn about all the great research that happens here.
— Holly Panfil, Class of 2024
Impacts
Your support can make a big impact. Your support will be used to fund:
- Production of students’ presentation materials
- Student awards for outstanding presentations
- Conference travel awards for outstanding presenters to present at national conferences
Sponsorship levels
In return for your sponsorship, we offer multiple levels of engagement and corresponding benefits tailored to meet your needs or interests, including opportunities to interact with students.
For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Chris Holmes, Associate Director, Office of Undergraduate Research at cholmes4@illinois.edu.