Summer Research Video Contest

Your summer research would make a great story—and we want to share it! And what better way to tell everyone about your exciting scholarly or creative work than in your own voice?

Contest Guidelines

Create a 30-60 second video suitable for social media that tells the Adelphi community and beyond all about your project, covering the following topics:

  • Your name and major
  • The title and a description of your project, and where you conducted it
  • Why you decided to research this topic and what were you hoping to learn
  • Discuss your findings
  • Give a shout out to your faculty mentor and talk about how they supported you
  • Share photos and other footage that would add to your narrative
  • Highlight how this experience influenced your life and view of the professional field
See our guidelines for creating a successful social media video.

The submission deadline is October 1, 2026

Contest Prizes

  • A $100 prize
  • All entries will be considered for feature on Adelphi and SPARK's social media accounts
  • An invitation to speak about their experience on AU PAWS Radio
  • A nomination to present their work at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research, which will take place April 12-14, 2027 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with all expenses paid by the SPARK Center

Submit Your Video Entry

Name(Required)
Upload your video to Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox or another cloud storage service. Set the file permissions to allow Adelphi can access and download the file.
Video Use Permission(Required)
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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