For the Spring 2025 Symposium, students are invited to submit their poster to be considered for up to three of the below poster prize categories. Poster prize winners will be recognized at the symposium, receive a monetary prize (check), and have their poster displayed in the library. The J. Willard Marriott Library is excited to showcase the Symposium award-winning posters in the Level 1 classroom hallway, adjacent to the library café. This high-traffic location provides our diverse campus community the opportunity to explore the impactful work of the University of Utah’s top undergraduate scholars.
Poster Prize Categories (Spring 2025)
- Best in STEM
- Best in Humanities and Fine Arts
- Best in Wellness, Health and Medicine
- Best in Social Sciences
- Best in Interdisciplinary
- Best in Societal Impact
- Strong detailing of the role of the impact the research has on the community (Utah or elsewhere) through visuals/text.
- Visuals / Text illuminate how the research will positively impact people, communities, and the broader society.
- Best Research Narrative
- Strong writing style that concisely and clearly tells the research story
- Effective communication of research development, results, and findings to nonexperts.
- Best Citations/Literature Review
- Provides a QR code to a full citation/bibliography document or webpage.
- Strong use of citation and literature accurately cites research using field standards (APA, MLA, Chicago, or ASA).
- Strong use of citation shows a diversity of citations - scholarly, nonscholarly, journal and book diversity.
- Best Use of Poster Visuals
- Effective and meaningful use of layout, colors, typeface, icons, images, and graphics.
- Balance between visuals, text, and negative space.
- Visuals support and augment the research report
The poster prizes are made possible by our generous 2023-2024 bronze sponsors Maschoff Brennan and Northrup Grumman.