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UCSC Grad Slam Final – March 7th

March 7 @ 6:30 pm
Free

What is Grad Slam?

Three Minutes. One Slide. Thousands of Dollars in Prizes!

Grad Slam is a communication contest hosted by the UC Santa Cruz Graduate Division that highlights graduate student research. Participants have a maximum of three minutes to explain their graduate research or artistic endeavor to a general audience.

First Place, Grad Slam Champion: $3000

Second Place: $1500

People’s Choice*: $750

*decided by text message voting, one vote per audience member, both those in person and watching the live stream

Come join the fun and vote for your favorite presentation. 

Saturday, March 7th at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center. Doors open at 6:30, talks begin at 7PM

All ten UC Grad Slam champions, 1 from each campus, compete in the UC Office of the President’s Grad Slam. The UC system-wide Grad Slam will take place on Wednesday, April 22, at the UC Center Sacramento.

Details

Date:
March 7
Time:
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Website:
https://graduate.ucsc.edu/events/grad-slam/

Venue

Kuumbwa Jazz Center
320-2 Cedar St
Santa Cruz, 95060 United States
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Last modified: Jan 22, 2026