Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC)

Visit FURC's website for details, abstract submission and registration.

The Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC) is one of the nation's largest multi-disciplinary research conferences. It is an annual event open to all undergraduate researchers in the state of Florida to present their research in a poster forum. Every year the conference will be hosted at a different university in the state on the last weekend in February. In addition to research presentations, there are also exhibitors from graduate programs and other opportunities targeted for students involved in undergraduate research. Programs from past events can be seen here: FURC 2017, FURC 2018, FURC 2019, FURC 2020, FURC 2021 FURC 2022, FURC 2023 and FURC 2024.

The University of Tampa was honored to host FURC 2016.

The 2025 FURC will be held on Feb. 21-22, 2025, but no destination has been announced yet.

FURC Travel Awards

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry will support 35 students to present at this year's conference. Students interested in presenting at the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference are encouraged to apply for a  FURC Travel Award. The Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry will pay for registration, hotel accommodation (double rooms) and transportation from UT. Please have your abstract and your abstract submission receipt ready to upload.

For more information or questions, please email OURI@ut.edu.