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Welcome to the Graduate Exhibition Registration System

The Graduate Exhibition celebrates research and creative scholarship in all its aspects, as an essential and exciting part of graduate education at Penn State. The Graduate Exhibition places special emphasis on communicating research and creative endeavor to a general audience. It provides an opportunity for professional development by challenging you to present your work in clear, comprehensible terms to people outside your field.

The Graduate Research Exhibition will be held primarily in an in-person format for 2026, but will also feature a virtual video option.

Students in the Design, Research Poster, and Visual Arts Options will present their research and creative works to the judges and public in the HUB-Robeson Center at the University Park campus on Friday, March 27, 2026 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

The Performance Option will be held in person on Friday, March 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM in the Recital Hall at the University Park campus.

Students wishing to present their work in a virtual format are invited to enter the Video Option. The Video option will be hosted on the Fox Graduate School website and will be open to the public for viewing and to judges for judging from Monday, March 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM to Friday, March 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM. Videos will also be displayed on monitors at the HUB-Robeson Center during the Graduate Research Exhibition.

Students wishing to participate in any of the options for the Graduate Research Exhibition should continue to the registration site. Students are limited to one entry in a category of their choice.

We are looking forward to showcasing all the exciting research, design, and artistic endeavors of Penn State graduate students!

Registration

You may start a new registration or resume a registration in progress. You will be able to edit your application at any time during the registration process as long as the application has not been submitted. Each participant must have the approval of their adviser. The registration process is not considered complete until the application has been approved by your adviser. After you submit your registration, your faculty adviser will receive an email prompting them to review your registration.

Deadlines

Registration for all exhibitors must be completed by March 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.

The Fox Graduate School is pleased to offer free poster printing to all students registering for the Design and Research Poster options. Registration must be complete and poster files sent to the Multimedia and Print Center by March 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET to be eligible for free poster printing.

Video exhibitors must upload presentation materials on the Exhibition website by March 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.

Please log into your Penn State access account to begin your registration.

Requirements for Registration

• Your Adviser's Penn State Access Account ID (abc123)
• Abstract (250 words or less)
  
  The abstract should be no more than 250 words and should concisely summarize the basic content and scope of the presentation or performance, including the project's objective, methodology, and findings, conclusions, or intended results.
• Statement of importance (120 words or less)
  
  The importance section should be no more than 120 words and should provide a nontechnical explanation of significance of the research, design object, artwork, or performance piece to the field.
• For research involving human participants, vertebrate animals, bio-hazard materials, or radioisotopes
  
  Your name must be listed on the study, and you must submit your IRB, IACUC, IBC, or UIC number as part of your application. If you do not know your approval number, please contact the Office of Research Protections.
  • Human Participants - Institutional Review Board number (IRB)
    
    Research involving human participants, which includes interviews, surveys, questionnaires, previously collected fluid or tissue samples, secondary data (existing data, documents, records, pathological specimens, or diagnostic specimens), etc.
  • Vertebrate Animals - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee number (IACUC)
    
    Research involving a vertebrate animal, which is any non-human possessing a well-developed nervous system as characterized by the presence of a dorsal notochord protected by a vertebral column.
  • Bio-Hazard Materials - Institutional Biosafety Committee number (IBC)
    
    Research involving biohazardous materials. For a full listing, please refer to research.psu.edu/ibc
  • Radioisotopes - University Isotopes Committee number (UIC)
    
    Research involving radioactive materials.

Please contact exhibition@foxgradschool.psu.edu with any questions about the application or application process.