Student Research Conference

As a presenter, you will be asked to...

• Deliver a live presentation of your research. Presentations should not exceed ten minutes plus five minutes for questions
• Create and display a poster that summarizes the contents of your project (posters are created with support from the Learning Commons)
• Be available for the full conference day
• Attend a practice presentation before the conference

All presenters are welcome to invite family and friends to attend their session.

You are eligible to submit an abstract to the Student Research Conference if...

• You are enrolled in, or have recently graduated from, a full- or part-time credit program of study offered at any of our campuses (including all certificate, diploma, university transfer and collaborative degree programs)
• Your instructor has reviewed your project and approved your submission in writing

Although your project can do any of the following, it does not need to...

• Be a traditional academic research paper
• Contribute new knowledge or original research
• Be completed by an individual student (in other words, group projects are admissible)

Your project does need to...

• Be adaptable to a poster and presentation format
• Adhere to all GPRC policies and guidelines governing student conduct, academic integrity, and copyright protection
• Build on your understanding of course material
• Be interesting, fresh, and accessible to a non-expert audience
• Be well-researched and well-designed
• Be sufficiently complex that it can sustain a 10-minute oral presentation
• Demonstrate a high level of skill and knowledge in your area of study
• Receive prior approval from your instructor

Eligible projects may include the following:

• Scientific experiments
• Case studies
• Creative work in the visual or performing arts Academic papers
• Textual analyses
• Historical interpretations
• Model design and development

For examples of previously submitted projects, please see our selection of works from previous years:

To submit work to the Student Research Conference...

1. Check eligibility criteria and review last year's selection of works to make sure your project is right for the conference.
2. Ask an instructor to support your application. You will need an internal instructor's support for your submission to be considered.
3. Complete the application form with your personal details.
4. Write a one-page abstract summarizing your research according to the instructions on the application form.
5. Submit the complete application form, your abstract, and your full submission as an editable text file to Research@gprc.ab.ca.

If your submission is accepted, you will need to...

• Create a research poster using PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite, or another creative application according to pre-determined size and format guidelines that explains the content of your project
• Develop a 10-minute presentation on your research
• Allow a written version of your research to be published in the conference proceedings (you will be fully credited as the author)
• Allow a copy of your poster to be hosted online after the conclusion of the conference