For Students

Eligibility

• Must be a degree-seeking Penn State graduate student. Students in law, medical, and physician assistant degree programs are not eligible to be exhibitors.
• Open to graduate students from all Penn State campuses.
• Penn State employees who are graduate students can participate but are not eligible for awards

Preparing to Register

Follow these steps as you get ready to register. View more detailed registration tips below.

1. Get your faculty adviser's approval
   

2. Review the Graduate Exhibition Rubrics

3. Plan your exhibit and a five-minute presentation for a general audience

4. Get email addresses for faculty adviser(s) and any co-presenters or co-performers

5. Prepare your abstract, statement of importance, and, if applicable, a statement for the DEI award

6. Get compliance protocol numbers, and know if your project contains intellectual property

View Detailed Registration Instructions

Registration Instructions

1. Get Your Faculty Adviser's Approval: Discuss your topic with your faculty adviser(s) and get their approval on your participation. They will need to formally approve your participation as part of the registration process.
2. Review the Evaluation Criteria: Review the rubrics for the Exhibition, so you know the judging criteria.
3. Plan your Exhibit and Presentation. Exhibitors should be ready to give a five-minute presentation about the background and importance of your research or creative scholarship. Please view your Exhibition category page for more guidance.
4. Have Contact Information Ready: Make sure you know the Penn State account ID (e.g., abc1234) of your faculty adviser. If you are co-presenting or have co-authors/co-performers, make sure you know their Penn State account ID (e.g., abc1234) as well.
5. Prepare Statements: Prepare an abstract (250 words maximum) and a statement of importance (120 words maximum), which are required for registration.
   1. The abstract is a concise summary of the basic content and scope of the presentation or performance without including extensive detail. It should include the project's objective, methodology, and findings, conclusions, or intended results.
   2. The statement of importance is a nontechnical explanation of the significance of the research, design object, artwork, or performance piece to the field.
   3. If you plan to be considered for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Award, please prepare a statement about how your work addresses DEI-related topics (120 words maximum).
6. Get Compliance Protocol Numbers and Know about Intellectual Property: Have compliance protocol numbers ready if your research involves human participants, vertebrate animals, bio-hazard materials, or radioisotopes. If you are unsure about these, check with your faculty adviser. If your project has commercial potential or contains new intellectual property, make sure you know if an invention disclosure has been filed with Penn State's Office of Technology Transfer. If unsure about this, check with your faculty adviser.

After this information is ready, you can register online.