Student Research Presentation Competition for Middle School, High School, Undergraduate, and Masters/Doctoral Students

PRESENT and COMPETE at the 2024 AISES National Conference will be in San Antonio, Texas on October 3 – 5, 2024. 

Submit your completed STEM research presentation abstract now until Monday, September 2, 2024. Early submissions receive conference registration discounts. Submit by:

  • 11:59pm CST Friday, July 19, 2024 for a 100% registration discount; or
  • 11:59pm CST Friday, August 23, 2024 for a 50% registration discount; or
  • Noon CST Monday, September 2, 2024 to present with NO registration discount. This is the final deadline for submissions!

* IMPORTANT NOTE: Incomplete submissions will not be accepted until the date they are complete. Incomplete submissions include missing names, titles, and/or components of the abstracts.
Research presentations will be accepted if the following criteria are met:

  • Presenter must be a current AISES member. Obtain free student membership or your membership number here: http://www.aises.org/membership
  • Presenter must be a current middle school (poster only), high school (poster only), undergraduate, or masters/doctoral student.
  • Presentation must be on research in STEM, STEM Education, Indigenous or Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and/or other disciplines appropriate for the AISES conference.
  • Submission must be complete, especially the abstract. See below for the abstract format.
  • Submission must be edited for errors - free of formatting, spelling, and grammatical errors. You may be asked to provide edits and your submission will not be accepted until this is complete.

Abstract Format
An abstract summarizes the major aspects of the entire project in a prescribed sequence including:

  • The overall purpose of the study and the research problem(s) you investigated; 
  • The basic design and/or methods of the study; 
  • Major findings or trends found as a result of your analysis; and,
  • A brief summary of your interpretations and conclusions. 

(Writing an Abstract. The Writing Center. Clarion University, 2009.)
AISES encourages research collaborations, however the following restrictions apply:

  • Middle and high school students can present in pairs and any awards or prizes must be divided amongst the group members.
  • Under and masters/doctoral Students presenting in poster format can only present individually, no teams.
  • Undergraduate and masters/doctoral Students presenting in oral format can present individually or in a team, however:
  • Only individual presentations are eligible for the awards competition.
  • Group presentations are allowed but will NOT be included in the competition. If you are presenting with a professional, please have the professional submit the research presentation proposal under the professional’s category.
  • You are welcome to list co-authors, who are not co-presenters.

To Apply

  • Please review the Research Abstract Form example and the Abstract Format above prior to submitting.
  • Create an account, complete the online application, and submit your abstract. Please keep your account information handy in case you must submit edits.
  • Select “Presentation Type” either oral or poster. Keep in mind:
    • ORAL presentations
      • Open only to undergraduate and Masters/Doctoral Students
      • Oral presentation space is limited.
      • Oral presentations will take place October 4th (Friday) at specified times.
      • Oral presentations are 20 minutes long, including questions and answers.
    • POSTER presentations
      • Open to middle school, high school, undergraduate, and Masters/Doctoral Students
      • Poster presentations will take place in the exhibit hall with the career fair on October 4th (Friday) from 9am to Noon CST. Presenters must stay for the entire three hours.
      • Poster dimensions should be no larger than 90" (width) x 44" (height)

Remember to wait to register for the Conference until your research presentation is confirmed by AISES and receive a registration discount code. If you register and pay before receiving this code, your registration refund is subject to the Cancellation and Refund Policy.

For questions, please email research@aises.org and include in the subject level and type of presentation (i.e. Question about Middle School poster presentation submission).

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