MidSURE
2025 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (MidSURE)
The 15th annual MidSURE will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at the STEM Teaching and Learning Facility and online at Symposium by ForagerOne. MidSURE 2025 will be a hybrid event with both in-person and online poster presentations. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.
Event Details
See the MidSURE 2026 forum page - located at the bottom of this webpage
MidSURE provides an opportunity for students involved in research and creative activities at Michigan State and other institutions to share their work with their peers and the MSU community.
Next Forum
Mid-SURE 2026
The 2026 Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences will be held on July 22 at the STEM Teaching & Learning Facility
Save a presentation slot during Priority Registration! Category and modality choices are limited after Priority Registration closes. Late Registration begins June 18.
- MSU Students: use the "MSU NetID Login"
- Visiting and External Students: use the "Other Login". First, create a user account with the email from your home institution
Abstracts/Proposals do not need to be complete at the time of registration. Final edits to MidSURE registrations are due TBD. Edit deadline for mentors is TBD.
Visitors, mentors, family, and friends are welcome to attend the forum, and registration is not required
Eligible Presenters:
- Current MSU undergraduates
- MSU December 2025 and May 2026 graduates
- Visiting undergraduate students participating in summer research programs
- Undergraduate researchers from other Michigan institutions
- High School students participating in MSU sponsored research programs
Types of research and creative activity accepted:
- Preliminary
- In Progress
- Completed Projects
- Course-based Research
- Internship/REU
- Education Abroad
- Community-based Participatory Research
- Work conducted during any semester (fall, spring, summer) or over multiple semesters
- Presented at other venues (college/department forums, off-campus conferences, etc.)
- Any stage of the research process (literature review, method development, etc.)
- Other types that we missed on this list!
Click on the link that follows for more details about poster presentation requirements.
Schedule of Events
July 21 - 22
Online Presentations | Asynchronous
July 22
10:00 - 2:00 PM | Onsite Posters and Graduate School Fair
Event Locations
- Online: link coming soon
- Onsite: STEM Teaching and Learning Facility
The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Visitor Information
- Parking information - link coming soon
- Visitor's Guide - link coming soon
- Program Book - link coming soon
What to Expect at MidSURE
There is a great deal of activity happening throughout the event. An information desk is located on the first floor, north tower and is a good resource for answering questions during the in-person event. If you have technical issues related to the online event site, please use the chat box. For online presentation related questions, contact the Undergraduate Research Office.
Get acquainted with the event space and flow of your day with our Mid-SURE Presenter Guide - link coming soon.
Tranquility Room
A tranquility room will be available at any time during MidSURE for attendees to pray, meditate, or find a quiet place away from the flurry of activity during the event. Location: room 1007A, first floor of the south tower (facing Shaw Lane).
Accommodations
Michigan State University is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Direct requests for accommodations to Heather Dover, Coordinator for Undergraduate Research (doverhea@msu.edu, 517-884-1558). Requests received after July 13, 2026 will be honored whenever possible.
At least one person in this setting reports chemical or scent sensitivity that may adversely impact their participation. We therefore request your cooperation in making this a scent-controlled environment by refraining from the use of scented products whenever possible.
