FAQs

All Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi students are eligible to participate.

Yes! Student submissions may be at various stages of completion. They can be proposals, pilot studies, preliminary results, or completed projects.

The 2025 Symposium for Student Innovation, Research, and Creative Activities is free for all participants thanks to the generous support of the Division of Research and Innovation. Special thanks to our collaborators, including the Colleges of Education and Human Development, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Nursing and Health Sciences, Science, the School of Arts, Media and Communication, and the Mary & Jeff Bell Library.

Register and submit your abstract here Visit the Presentation Categories and Guidelines page for detailed instructions on how to submit your abstract.

The presentation categories are:

• Poster
• Exhibition/Gallery display
• Oral 15
• Video
• Live performance or reading

Visit the Presentation Categories and Guidelines page for presentation category descriptions.

No, students can only present once unless a special exception is made. Please email student.symposium@tamucc.edu for more information.

Visit the Presentation Categories and Guidelines page for presentation category descriptions and a How-To video on formatting your abstract proposal.

4 feet wide by 3 feet tall. Please visit the Presentation Categories and Guidelines page.

Events and Opportunities is where you find more information about upcoming workshops. We currently have a How-To video available to walk you through formatting your presentation proposal document on the Presentation Categories and Guidelines page.

You can visit the I-Create Lab in the library to print your final poster for free.

To have poster printing costs covered, you must schedule an appointment with the I-Create Lab by April 7, 2025. Please note that posters do not need to be printed by this date, but an appointment must be scheduled in advance to ensure your costs are covered.

Yes.

Students are encouraged to seek guidance from their mentors regarding appropriate attire for a conference presentation in your field of study, which can vary widely. 

Yes.

It would be nice if everybody stayed for the poster ceremony to recognize the achievements of the presenters, but all attendees are free to come and go as they please.

Yes, we are planning to have this symposium annually.

We would recommend you contact a professor in your department/college in an area of innovation, research, or creative activities that you are interested in so that you may be able to get involved and present.