Show Me Research Week presenters

Any Mizzou undergraduate, graduate/professional student or postdoctoral fellow can participate in Show Me Research Week. 

Presentations can showcase a completed project, works in progress or research that hasn't yet been completed. 

Participants will be split into two categories: sciences and humanities. Within those two categories, are subcategories listed below. You will choose the subcategory that best fits your work. We highly encourage you to discuss with your mentor which category you should select before applying. 

Sciences: 

• Social and behavioral sciences — projects using research methods appropriate to human behavior and social systems including, but not limited to, psychology, anthropology, sociology, education, public health, economics, political sciences, communication studies, journalism and business.
• Life sciences — lab-based, field-based or theoretical projects answering basic and applied questions in biology, biochemistry, ecology, biomedicine, etc.
• Physical sciences and mathematics — experimental and theoretical research in the natural sciences and mathematical sciences, excluding the life sciences.
• Engineering sciences — experimental and applied research designed to understand and build effective structures, systems and processes.
• Informatics — interdisciplinary research area utilizing data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning and emerging technologies to address scientific and societal issues across diverse data sets, ranging from molecular to satellite levels.

Humanities: 

• Artistic expression — visual art pieces, fashion design, music, theater and creative writing. Performance-based projects also will be included in this category.
• Applied design — projects that solve a problem with an original design solution including, but not limited to, design projects for theater, architectural studies, photojournalism, graphic design and advertising.
• Humanities — projects using methods appropriate to study modern and ancient languages, literature, history, philosophy, religion, culture, journalism and other humanities disciplines.

No. When you register to present, you must OPT-IN for your presentation to be judged. Whether the modality of your presentation is a poster or as an oral presentation — you may choose whether or not to have it judged when you register to present.

Here are the rubrics that will be used to critique presentations:

• Humanities rubric (for the Applied Design, Artistic Expression and Humanities categories.)
• STEM rubric (for the Behavioral/Social Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Informatics categories.)

Distinguished faculty, staff, professionals, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students who are experienced in their field determined by our head and lead judges will be judging participants in each category.

• Graduate/professional students and postdoctoral fellows will only be judged by faculty, staff and professionals.
• Undergraduates will be judged by faculty, staff, professionals, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students. 

For those participants who OPT-IN to have their presentations judged, their presentations will be critiqued using a set of rubrics.

• Humanities rubric (for the Applied Design, Artistic Expression and Humanities categories.)
• STEM rubric (for the Behavioral/Social Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Informatics categories.)
   

If you do not OPT-IN for judging, your presentation will not be considered for an award.

Monetary awards will be given to the top three undergraduate students, graduate/professional students and postdoctoral fellows. 

Winners will be announced during the Show Me Research Week awards ceremony. Winners will not be announced before the ceremony. 

Registration is closed for Show Me Research Week 2026. Those who submitted applications will receive a confirmation email by April 10, 2026. It may go to your "junk" or "spam" folder, so check there. Your mentor also will receive a confirmation email of your registration. 
 

Future Show Me Research Weeks

Due to the large number of presenters, we encourage you to apply early. Space is limited.

To be accepted as a presenter, all components of your application must be completed and submitted by 5 p.m. on the submission deadline (no exceptions). This includes registration, abstract submission and mentor approval.

After you have registered to present, there are still a couple of things for you to complete.

Also, we want to inform you of what will happen leading up to the actual presentation dates.

Registrants will be contacted by April 10, 2026, to let them know when they will be presenting. Make sure to check your email '"junk" or "spam" folder. Your mentor also will receive confirmation of your registration.

Please contact our team at musmrweek@missouri.edu. 

Please contact our team at musmrweek@missouri.edu.