Exhibition poster session

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.

This option is distinguished from the Design Option in that the focus is on the research project and not the design of a product.

Research Poster Presentation Categories

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Engineering
  • Health and Life Sciences
  • Physical Sciences and Mathematics
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences

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 Examples

Click below to view multiple posters from the a previous Graduate Exhibition that the Graduate Exhibition Planning Committee thought were strong examples of balancing text and graphics.

exhibition 2023 poster example
exhibition 2023 poster example
exhibition 2023 poster example

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