Graduate Research Symposium

February 25-26, 2027 

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Learn more about the 2027 Symposium

About W&M's Graduate Research Symposium

The Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) is one of only a few graduate-focused conferences that is broadly themed and therefore designed to bring together graduate students from differing areas of study and from all stages of the degree process. This event encourages interdisciplinary exchange, bringing together students from the sciences and the humanities at William & Mary, as well as from other universities. While participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses, there are no fees to register or participate.

Attend the GRS, February 25-26, 2027

The GRS is hosted by the Graduate Center and the student-led GRS Organizing Committee. All are welcome to attend! Attendees need not register. This is is a fee-free event. To get a sense of the event, view last year's online program: GRS 2026 Program. Or, read this article from W&M News about the event's impact. 

Event History

The Symposium grew out of the American Cultures Conference, an annual event launched in 2002 by William & Mary's American Studies Program. It soon became the Graduate Research Symposium and is now hosted by the Graduate Center; it is organized by a dedicated group of William & Mary graduate student volunteers.

To get a sense of past GRS events, check out our archive of past symposia programs.