25th Annual Graduate Student Research Poster Competition

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Time & Location

Thursday, March 5, 2026
9am - 12pm
 Red Raider Ballroom - Student Union Building

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Competition Overview

The 2026 Graduate Poster Competition is open to current Texas Tech graduate students and postdocs. Participating competitors will demonstrate their engagement in high-quality research with an ability to present this research professionally and effectively to a non-specialized audience.

The 2026 competition will be held in person. Distance students who want to participate must submit a pre-recorded video that does not exceed 5 minutes on their research poster for the competition. A competitor's guide with instructions, examples, and guidelines for posters and abstracts is linked below.

The Graduate School will not print posters for this competition. Competitors are responsible for the printing and payment of their research poster.

Eligibility

• Current Texas Tech graduate students (including students in distance programs) and postdocs.
• Posters based on any basic or applied research conducted by the graduate student/postdoc as part of his/her graduate education.
• Poster presentations may contain information that has been presented at other regional or national meetings.
• Only 1 poster/abstract is permitted for each participant.

Deadlines

Please note that deadlines are firm.

In-Person Participants:

Abstracts & Application Due:
Friday, February 20th
No later than 5:00pm

 

Virtual Participants:
(Students enrolled in distance programs only.)

Application/Poster/Videos Due:
Friday, February 20th
No later than 5:00pm

Student Registration

Submit Abstract

View Competitor's Guides:

In-Person Guide PDF

Distance Guide PDF

Poster Comp Template PowerPoint

Please review the competitor's guide for more information about the competition. If you have any additional questions after reviewing the competitor's guide, please contact Graduate Student Life at studentlife.gradschool@ttu.edu. 

Judges Registration

Registration for Judges

 

For more information, please contact Graduate Student Life at studentlife.gradschool@ttu.edu.