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 two categories of award: one for William & Mary students and one for Visiting Students (includes VIMS). Within these categories, awards are grouped by discipline (i.e., Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences; Natural, Computational, and Psychological Sciences).
Graduate Paper Awards in the W&M student category carry a monetary award.
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:
- Presenter summarized study clearly
- Presenter answered questions well
- Project objectives and/or research question were clearly outlined
- Effective overall aesthetic/organization of poster
