Honors Transfer Council of California
Supporting honors education and helping California community college students transfer to colleges and universities nationwide.
The Honors Transfer Council of California
Proudly Announces
The 26th Annual
Building Bridges
Research Conference
At UC Riverside
UMarch 28, 2026
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Awards and Publication Opportunities
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Presenting at the conference makes you eligible not only for monetary awards but also for publication in the HTCC anthology Building Bridges.
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Event Information
HTCC's annual conference gives community college honors students the opportunity to present their academic work. We invite research-based presentations, posters, and creative performances reflecting inquiry into the humanities, sciences, arts, social sciences, and pre-professional programs; we also welcome results of research into the honors experience.​
Presentation Types
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Research Poster: Research posters displayed physically at UC Riverside in the Student Success Center (SSC) 1st floor.
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Individual Oral: 10-12-minute presentations in breakout rooms inside both the Highlander Union Building (HUB) and the SSC.
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Group Oral: 10-12-minute panel presentation by two or more presenters breakout rooms inside the HUB and SSC.
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Performance: Student-created art, music, creative writing, drama, dance performed and incorporating an explicit research component
Eligibility Rules:
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Community college research only: Research must be conducted at the student’s community college/district under the guidance of a primary faculty mentor at the student’s community college/district
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Presentation Limit: Students may participate in a maximum of two presentations if they are in different categories: oral presentation or performance (individual or group) and poster (individual or group)
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In other words, students cannot present either two posters or two oral presentations.
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If students apply to participate in two categories, they must present on different topics.
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