Schedule and Program
The 40th annual CSU Student Research Competition will be held Thursday, April 23 to Saturday, April 25, 2026 at San José State University.
- The majority of student presentations will take place on Friday, April 24.
- The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 25.
- Individual presentation times and programming details for Thursday and Saturday will
be found on this page as the event nears.
Student Competition Timeline
During fall and early spring of the 2025-26 school year, each campus holds a competition or selection process to decide who travels to SJSU for the CSU-wide competition. Contact the coordinator on your campus to compete.
- February/March 2026: if you're selected to represent your campus at the CSU competition,
register and upload your slides by the deadline.
- In April, the program schedule and your individual presentation time and location can be found on this page.
See Competition Guidelines for more information and please come back in spring for the full event schedule!