Awards

Graduate Paper Awards

Graduate students whose abstracts are accepted for presentation at the Graduate Research Symposium are eligible to submit a paper for award consideration in their respective category.

There are six main award categories:

• W&M graduate student research in the School of Computing, Data Science, and Physics
• W&M graduate student research in the College of Arts & Sciences
• W&M graduate student research in the School of Education
• W&M graduate student research in the Batten School for Marine and Coastal Sciences and VIMS
• Visiting graduate student (non-W&M) research in STEM fields
• Visiting graduate student (non-W&M) research in Humanities and Social Sciences fields

Graduate Paper Awards in the W&M student categories each carry a monetary award. We are unable to offer monetary awards in the visiting categories. 

Learn more about submitting a paper for award consideration.

Poster Awards

Students who present posters at the Symposium's Poster Session and Networking Reception (Friday afternoon) are eligible for the $100 "People's Choice" award for best graduate research poster. Those in attendance are given ballots to select the best over-all poster based on the following criteria:

1. Presenter summarized study clearly
2. Presenter answered questions well
3. Project objectives and/or research question were clearly outlined
4. Effective overall aesthetic/organization of poster