Award Criteria

The This is Research: Student Symposium is envisioned as an opportunity to share student research and creative scholarship with a broad audience consisting of faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students, and the public. We request that students consider the general nature of their audience in crafting their presentations.

Award Categories

Multiple awards (college-wide and college specific) will be made in the categories listed below:

STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)
- Oral Presentations
- Poster Presentations
Social Science/Creative Scholarship in Design, Arts and Humanities
- Oral Presentations
- Poster Presentations

University wide Award Amounts

Graduate Students
- First place awards for all categories: $500
- Second place awards: $250
- Third place awards: $100
Undergraduate Students
- First place awards for all categories: $125
- Second place awards: $75
- Third place awards: $50

College Specific Award Amounts

Top Poster Presentation for each college
- Graduate Student Award: $100
- Undergraduate Student Award: $50
Top Oral Presentation for each college
- Graduate Student Award: $100
- Undergraduate Student Award: $50