Supporting Graduate Students' Academic and Professional Success
Grad Slam
Graduate Division is proud to collaborate with UCR Alumni Center for this annual event showcasing the groundbreaking contributions of our exceptional graduate students.
For more information about the 2023 competition, please go to our Grad Slam 2023 .
Watch the Grad Slam 2023 video to get a glimpse at UCR's Grad Slam final for the 2023 year! Congratulations to the competitors and to UCR's winner, Elissa Monteiro, for competing in Grad Slam 2023!
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.