Info for students

All MRU students are welcome to participate in Research and Scholarship Days, either as individual presenters or as part of a team of collaborators. Research presentations may focus on findings or projects from any course in which you are enrolled, not just your major. Research conducted outside of courses, under the supervision of an MRU faculty member, is also eligible. Projects completed during the Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 terms are eligible for entry.

How to Participate

There are multiple events in which students can participate during Research and Scholarship Days. All students are welcome to participate in the University-Wide Student Research Poster Presentations as well as the Faculty-specific events.

Note: We are currently planning events. Please revisit this page for updates.

University-Wide Student Research Poster Presentations

Have you completed a research project during the fall or winter term? Share your research with the Mount Royal University community as part of the university-wide poster presentation event.

Abstract Submission: due March 5
Poster Submission: due March 17

Important Note: If your research project involved human subjects and required ethics approval from the Human Research Ethics Board (HREB), you must disclose this and include your HREB protocol number in the submission form to confirm that ethics approval was received.

Presentation Resources

Poster Showcase Guidelines

Poster Template

Oral Presentation Guidelines

How to write an Abstract

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Adjudication Criteria

When submitting your research abstract, you may choose to have your work adjudicated. This option applies to University-Wide Student Research Poster Presentations.

Certificates will be awarded to the top posters from the Poster Presentations, one for each faculty, for a total of four awards.

Below is an overview of the adjudication criteria by category:

Posters Presentations

How well does the student talk about their project and present it to a general audience? /5
How well do the poster visuals support the research? /5
Is the research comprehensive and convincingly argued? /5
Does the student convey the importance of the project and show its impact? /5

Need help Preparing?

The Library offers a comprehensive guide explaining everything students need to know, including how to write an abstract, guidelines for creating your presentation/poster, the general criteria by which your project will be judged and tips on conducting your research project itself.

If you have any questions about the submission process, please contact researchdays@mtroyal.ca for assistance.

Student Volunteering

There are many ways to participate in Research and Scholarship Days beyond presenting research. A variety of setups and organizational roles are needed to make Research and Scholarship Days possible.

Volunteers are needed to help organize the University-Wide Student Research Poster Presentations Event, which will be held from March 31 to April 1.

Volunteer tasks include poster setup and teardown, assisting adjudicators, and working at the front desk to sign in participants. For the Poster Event, one-hour volunteer time blocks will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. Please select all time slots during which you are available to volunteer. Student volunteers will receive lunch.

Additional volunteer opportunities are also available for other faculty events.

The contributions of student volunteers are essential to the success of Research and Scholarship Days. To sign up, please click the link below.

Registration form!

Student Poster Awards

Each year, the top Student Research Poster Presentations are recognized for their research excellence and outstanding demonstration of knowledge dissemination. To highlight their research experiences, winners will be profiled and have their stories posted here on the website. Past winners' profiles can be found here.

Learn how they were introduced to research, the research process, and what the results of their research were! Get inspired by past examples!