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Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who volunteered, participated and attended URCAD 2025! This year was the largest event to date- with 428 student presenters and 2,311 guests!

Please join us for URCAD’s 30th anniversary next spring…. mark your calendars for URCAD XXX on April 22, 2026! See you there!

April Householder, Ph.D.
Director of Undergraduate Research and Prestigious Scholarships

Your Journey Starts Here:

Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) features research, scholarship, and creative work carried out by UMBC undergraduates. Student work is shared through oral presentations, posters, artistic exhibits, performances, and film. Over 300 presenters participate annually. Researchers work with faculty mentors on independent research, or research that is part of the mentor’s on-going projects. They are from all disciplines, and can be working on a thesis, capstone project, part of a scholars or honors program, or they can be unaffiliated. This campus-wide celebration of achievement affirms UMBC’s commitment to the twin goals of research and a distinctive undergraduate experience.

All current undergraduates who have conducted research, scholarship or creative work in the last year may apply to present their results at URCAD. Mentors, fellow students, friends, family members, high school teachers and students, graduate school recruiters, and the general public are invited to attend.

Please email aprilh@umbc.edu with any questions.

URCAD in a Minute

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