Graduate poster symposium

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Need presentation experience?

Hone your research and presentation skills at our annual Graduate Poster Symposium each fall semester, where graduate students showcase their work and compete for scholarships of up to $500.

Dates and deadlines

Abstract deadline: Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

Poster Symposium: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 in the JCSU Ballrooms

Submit your poster abstract

Competition categories

  • A1: Doctoral Students in Liberal Arts, Social Sciences,  Education, Business, Journalism and Social Work
  • B1: Master's Students in Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, Education, Business, Journalism and Social Work
  • A2: Doctoral Students in STEM and Public Health
  • B2: Master's Students in STEM and Public Health

Printing costs

The GSA is not able to cover poster printing costs. Students are responsible for arranging and funding their poster printing. We encourage students to check with their advisor or department to check if there is funding available to help with this expense.

Scholarship amount and eligibility

Participants will be eligible for awards of up to $500.

Due to the underlying funding model of the programs, Graduate Students enrolled in the following programs are ineligible to receive any monetary awards scholarships from the GSA Poster Symposium:

  • All graduate certificates and graduate specials
  • Art: Interdisciplinary Arts (MFA, Low-Residency)
  • Creative Writing (MFA, Low-Residency)
  • Business Analytics (MS, Online)
  • Business Administration (Executive Online MBA)
  • Cybersecurity (MS, Online)
  • Judicial Studies (MJS)
  • Judicial Studies (PhD)
  • Justice Management (MJM, Online)
  • Medical Doctor Program (MD)
  • Physician Assistant Studies Program (PA)
  • Psychology: Behavior Analysis (MS, Online)
  • Psychology: Behavior Analysis (MS, Satellite/Hybrid)
  • Public Health: Public Health Practice (MPH, Online)
  • Social Work (MSW) Online  

Fall 2025 winners

A1: Doctoral Students in Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, Education, Business, Journalism and Social Work

  • First place: Adetomiwa Adesokan , Economics
  • Second place: Thomas Campbell , Political Science
  • Third place: Audrey Cerfoglio , Interdisciplinary Social Psychology

B1: Master's Students in Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, Education, Business, Journalism and Social Work

  • 1st place: Abdulmalik Lawal, Journalism
  • 2nd place: Jobe Mackley, Accountancy

A2: Doctoral Students in STEM and Public Health

  • 1st place: Jeshurun Biney, Biomedical Engineering & Omotayo Fagbule, Public Health, Social and Behavioral Health
  • 2nd place: Plabon Islam Turzo, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • 3rd place : Serena Lee, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology

B2: Master's Students in STEM and Public Health

  • 1st place: Ryan Parkyn, Geology
  • 2nd place: Rajasvi, Biotechnology
  • 3rd place: Nada Mareechi Jacinto, Geology

Past winners