President's Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence

The 2025 President's Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence will take place in the FSU Student Union! #PrezShowcase2025

This event, a collaboration between the Office of the President and the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement (CRE), is the culmination of the IDEA Grants undergraduate research program. At the President’s Showcase, students share their research and creative projects through poster and creative presentations. This year’s Showcase will take place on Thursday, October 23, 2025 from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm in the FSU Student Union. Register here for the event. We will share the event program soon where you will be able to view the event schedule and learn more about the research project being shared.

The IDEA Grants program is a reflection of the University's commitment to developing students as scholars and innovators and are a testament to the stimulating education undergraduates receive at Florida State. These students' projects share in the University's mission of nurturing independent thinkers, who are learning to create solutions that enrich both our campus and our larger communities. Their hard work does not end at this event, as many of the awardees will continue their intellectual pursuits through honors theses, independent study projects, graduate research, and entrepreneurial and creative work. 

If you are attending this event as a student, we hope you’ll be inspired to develop your own research or creative projects. To learn more about the IDEA Grant or other programs offered by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement (CRE), visit our website https://cre.fsu.edu/undergradresearch/ideagrants. 

The CRE also helps undergraduate students in any discipline get involved with research in their field and helps fund conference travel: find out more about research advising at cre.fsu.edu/students/getting-started.

FSU Discovery Days Annual Undergraduate Research Showcase Features Grant-funded Student Projects 

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The 2024 IDEA Grant winners delivered oral and poster presentations during the President’s Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence. The event, which drew an estimated 800 attendees, is a collaboration between the Office of the President and the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement (CRE) and a signature event of FSU’s weeklong Discovery Days celebration.