Research Poster Presentation

The Research Poster Presentation Option is open to graduate students from all disciplines to present their research in person to a general audience in the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus. Share your scholarly achievements — and receive great feedback — all while competing for cash prizes.
This option is distinguished from the Design Option in that the focus is on the research project and not the design of a product.
Registration is now open!
Registration for the 2025 Graduate Exhibition is open through March 17. Free poster printing is no longer available. Students may still register to present a research poster but will be responsible for printing and bringing the poster themselves.
Categories
- Arts and Humanities
- Engineering
- Health and Life Sciences
- Physical Sciences and Mathematics
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
Looking to have your poster printed for free?
The Fox Graduate School is offering free poster printing for any students participating in the Graduate Exhibition that submit their poster by the required deadline of March 7, 2025.
Research Poster Subcategory Prizes:
Please note, for this category there will be a first, second, and third place award recipient for each of the five presentation categories.
- First place: $1,000
- Second place: $500
- Third place: $250
Previous Poster Example
Click below to view a poster example from the a previous Graduate Exhibition that the Graduate Exhibition Planning Committee thought was strong examples of balancing text and graphics.
Posters Must be Vertical
To make sure each participant has sufficient space on each poster board, all 2025 Graduate Exhibition posters, whether printed by the Fox Graduate School or by the student, must be in vertical, or portrait, format. We recommend that all students start with a pre-sized blank template.
Tips and Guidelines
Follow the below poster tips and guidelines to help when you are ready to create your poster.
Size and file format
Content
The following are common parts of a research poster. Adapt as you see fit to your research project and discipline.
Oral Presentation
Best practices from the Office for Research Protections (ORP)
Rubric
Important Dates
View the 2025 Graduate Exhibition schedule and important dates below.
Deadlines
Monday, January 13, 2025
- Registration opens. Watch for an email that week with more details.
Friday, March 7, 2025
- Deadline to submit registration and receive free poster printing
Monday, March 17, 2025
- Student deadline to request updates to poster session (need for table, power, etc.)
- Deadline to register for the poster session
Event Schedule
Friday, March 28, 2025
- Poster Session: 1:00-4:00 p.m., HUB-Robeson Center, Alumni Hall