Graduate Research Symposium

February 26-27, 2026 in the Sadler Center

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Learn more about the 2026 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. Check out our 2025 program to get a sense of the event.

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Attend the GRS, February 26-27, 2026

The GRS is hosted by the Graduate Center and the student-led GRS Organizing Committee. The 2026 Symposium will be held in the Sadler Center. All are welcome to attend! Attendees need not register. This is is a fee-free event.

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.

Learn more about this year's Symposium. Or, to get a sense of other past GRS events, check out our past symposia programs.