The 2025 Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (SCCUR) will be hosted in-person by California State University, Channel Islands on Saturday, November 22, 2025. The theme of this year’s conference is “Wave of Excellence.”
What is SCCUR?
Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research (SCCUR) is an organization of Southern California faculty, administrators, and interested members of the community who share the common goal of improving education for college and university students through hands-on experiences of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity. SCCUR supports inquiry-based education, in which students learn while doing, working closely with faculty mentors on significant academic projects and presenting their results to audiences in a professional manner.
In recent years SCCUR’s conference has drawn from seven to nine hundred undergraduate student participants presenting their work in the form of oral presentations, posters, and creative exhibits and performances, as well as their faculty mentors and guests. Participants come from approximately 80 institutions in Southern California and the rest of the nation, with some international presenters.
SCCUR’s cornerstone program is a one-day conference held each November on the campus of a college or university in Southern California. Its purpose is to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of the best research, scholarship, and creative work of undergraduates in the region, and thus to encourage excellence in undergraduate achievement.
Who Can Participate?
Undergraduate students who wish to present their faculty-mentored research, scholarship, and creative activities at SCCUR must complete an online abstract submission form. Students, before submitting your abstract for SCCUR 2025, it is important to consult with your faculty mentor.
Undergraduate students interested in presenting must submit their abstracts online at sccur.org.
All submissions are reviewed by faculty in the appropriate disciplines. Abstracts may be accepted, returned for revision, or declined.
- Abstract Submission Opening: June 30th, 2025
- Abstract Submission Deadline: October 12th, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Conference Registration
- Online Registration Opens: October 6th, 2025
Online Registration Closes: November 10th, 2025 at 11:59 PM
- On-site registration will be available; however, participants are encouraged to register by November 10th to receive a discount.
- Online Registration Cost: $85/person
Day-of-Conference Registration onsite: $95/person
The first 50 CSUSB students to register for SCCUR 2025 will have their registration fees sponsored by the Office of Student Research (OSR) at CSUSB.
To be eligible, your abstract must first be accepted by the SCCUR review committee. Once accepted, you may submit a sponsorship request to have your registration fee waived.
The sponsorship request form will open on October 12, 2025.
Conference Location
California State University, Channel Islands
For more details about the conference or to register, please visit the SCCUR website.