Attention University of Illinois graduate students! You're engaged in fascinating, ground-breaking research. Your archival work, ethnographies, and textual analysis are transformative. You can analyze a data set like nobody's business. You design, choreograph, sculpt, compose, and create works that can change the world.
But can you get a general audience interested and excited about what you do in only 3 minutes?
That's the opportunity offered by Research Live! Now in its tenth year, Research Live! invites graduate students from all disciplines to celebrate their work and hone their presentation skills by giving a compelling 3-minute research talk.
So if you are a graduate student at Illinois, we hope you will sign up for Research Live! and share your passion!
The 2025 competition is now closed.
Congratulations to the 13 finalists and the winners!
2025 Important Dates
February 23 at 11:59 p.m.: Preliminary Round Submission Deadline
April 8: Research Live! Finalist Showcase Event
Tuesday, April 8, 5:00 p.m.
Campus Instructional Facility
Awards
The finals judges will determine the winners for the following five prizes:
- Grand Prize: $500
- Design Award: $200
- Impact Award: $200
- Storyteller Award: $200
- Visionary Award: $200
Finalist Showcase audience members will vote for the People's Choice Award:
- People's Choice: $200
Read our Rules & Regulations for a complete description of the awards and judging criteria.