Supporting Graduate Students' Academic and Professional Success
Grad Slam
Graduate Division is proud to showcase the groundbreaking contributions of our exceptional graduate students.
Stay tuned for more information about our 2024 competition!
To get a preview, go to our Grad Slam 2023page and watch the 2023 The Future of Research video!
Overview
Grad Slam is a UC-wide public speaking competition and professional development opportunity in which graduate students describe their research or creative project in three minutes, with a maximum of one PowerPoint slide, to a non-specialist audience. Participating students are supported through public speaking workshops and feedback sessions, and progress through several preliminary and semi-final rounds. Contestants have the opportunity to win up to $5,000 at the UCR level, and another $7,000 at the UC-wide level of competition.