Graduate Student Poster Prize
The Graduate Student Poster Prize is awarded annually at the Graduate Research Colloquium. The best poster winner will receive $500. This award, sponsored by the UTM Library, is intended to recognize the poster that is most effective at visually and descriptively communicating research in a poster format.
Student Eligibility
Any currently enrolled graduate student in any professional graduate program or research-stream graduate program at UTM. Any graduate student who is not based at the University of Toronto Mississauga, but whose supervisor has a continuing appointment at the University of Toronto Mississauga.
Prize Criteria
The content of the posters will be judged on how effectively the poster:
- Introduces and explains the research question
- Outlines the approach and procedures used in the study
- Communicates the findings and why they are unique or important
- Conveys the content, i.e. are the ideas presented in a clear and logical manner?
The posters will also be judged on their visual presentation. The areas that will be assessed are:
- Visual Organization, i.e. both the images chosen and the organization of the material, both visual and text
- Overall presentation of the poster – this will include if it is visually attractive, as well as if it is easy to read, i.e. font size and type.
Judges
The graduate student posters will be judged by a committee consisting of one faculty member, one librarian, and one graduate student.
Oral Presentation
Student Eligibility
Any currently enrolled graduate student in any professional graduate program or research-stream graduate program at UTM. Any graduate student who is not based at the University of Toronto Mississauga, but whose supervisor has a continuing appointment at the University of Toronto Mississauga.
Prize Criteria
Talks will be judged on significance of ideas, creativity, quality of methodology, validity of conclusions, and clarity of presentation.
Best oral presentation prize will be $500.
Judges
There will be one graduate student and two faculty judges from various disciplines.
Random Draw
In addition, there will be five random draws for $50 gift card prizes for all registered participants.