Elliott School Student Research Showcase

Student Participant Information

The Elliott School Student Research Showcase is an opportunity for ESIA undergraduate and graduate students to present their work in a poster session to fellow students, staff, and faculty. This showcase provides students with an opportunity to visually highlight their research to ESIA's unparalleled network of scholars, practitioners, and students, sharpen presentation skills, and engage in meaningful discussions about the significance of their findings.

Timeline and Date

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2024 Elliott School Student Research Showcase Timeline

February 12 - March 29: Student Participant Application and Research Abstract Due

Submit Your Applications & Abstracts

April 3 - Abstract Selections Announced

April 24 - Research Project Presentation Day. All selected students must participate in the Presentation Day to be considered for the prizes.
- Date & Time: Wednesday, April 24, from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
- Location: Elliott School’s 2nd-floor Atrium | 1957 E St NW, Washington, DC 20052

2024 Elliott School Student Research Showcase Day Agenda

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Student participants check in and set up their presentation space
5:00 pm	Poster Presentation session starts
6:30 pm	Poster Presentation session ends

Prizes

Each student selected to participate in the Elliott School Student Research Showcase will be eligible to receive a cash prize of $300.00. The awardees will be the students with the best presentations, strongest arguments, and solid research methodologies. This year, our faculty judges will award four Elliott School students.

Abstract Guidelines

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Abstracts should reflect research or evidence-based projects that have been completed or partially completed, between 150-350 words, submitted as a Word doc. or PDF file, and include the following components:

Background & Significance of the Study
The Purpose of Your Research (which can consist of your research question or hypothesis)
Method
Preliminary Findings & Conclusions
The Implications of Your Findings and Revisiting the Significance of the Research

Poster Guidelines

Please see below some important guidelines for your poster presentations

Poster size

We recommend the posters not be wider than 36” (3ft). The standard for poster presentations is 36” x 24” or 36” x 48" (width x height). The Research Showcase team will provide the tri-fold foam board, the clips, the tape, and easels to assemble your presentation space on the day of the research presentations.

Printing

Presenters are responsible for arranging the printing of their posters. Below, we provided some printing resources for our participants:

Free on-campus large format printing is available at Create Digital Studio (First Floor, Gelman Library)—use this link to submit your print. Prints are usually available within 48 hours.
Fedex at 2020 K Street offers GW students a discount; an unmounted (paper only) 3'x2' print costs $32. You can send PDFs to [email protected] and put "Poster, GW Elliott Student" in the subject line. The typical turnaround is 24 hours.
PosterNinja in Richmond, Virginia, provides unmounted (paper only) 3'x2' prints to campus in approximately three business days at $40. Shipping is $12.99 or free if you order over $50 (bundle a couple of posters).

Tips & templates

You can use the link below to download poster examples and templates

Templates and Examples

You will want to include all aspects from your abstract: introduction/ background, purpose, methods, findings, conclusions, implications of your findings, and revisiting the significance of the research on your poster.