Student Research Conference

Marymount University

2024 Student Research Conference

Wednesday, April 24
Ballston Center, Arlington, VA

The Student Research Conference (SRC) is an annual celebration of Marymount’s student scholarship and creative works. All students, both undergraduate and graduate, who have completed a significant scholarly or creative project are encouraged to apply. A wide range of student scholarly projects are eligible: theses, dissertations, capstone projects, directed research, action research, case reports, literary analysis that reveals new connections and insights, creative works in art and design, major classroom scholarly projects, and fellowship research.

Applications to present your work at the 2024 conference will open January 25, 2024 and remain open through March 25, 2024. No applications will be accepted after 11:59 PM on March 25, 2024.

Please review this short video guide; Completing a Competitive Application for a Research Proposal

Here is the link to the 2024 Student Research Conference Rubric: Rubric

Here is the link to the application form for the 2024 Student Research Conference: Application Form

Please note: There are a limited number of presentation slots available. Thus, not all submissions may be accepted.  The quality of your application will contribute to the acceptance decision. Guidelines for submitting a quality application will be available on the website when the application is posted. 

The tentative schedule for the conference:

Undergraduate Presentations 

On-campus, in-person only 

8:45 AM – 3 PM 
Graduate Presentations  

In-person for on-campus graduate programs. Remote for fully online programs (with option to come to campus for in-person delivery) 

2:00 – 9:15 PM 

You should work with a faculty advisor in preparing your application. Be prepared to provide the following information on the application form:

  • A short and informative Project Title;
  • Summary of the project: a) purpose b) need/rationale c) discipline-appropriate methodology, and d) findings/outcomes (maximum of 8000 characters- including spaces);
  • Potential impact/importance of the findings or anticipated findings of this project? (maximum of 3000 characters- including spaces)
  • List the faculty advisor who is working with you on this project

 

Types of Presentations

Oral Presentations : These are 25-minute presentations (20 minutes for presentation and 5 for questions from the audience).

Poster Presentations: Projects, summarized on a 42″ x 36″ poster and displayed in one large room or hallway. During a dedicated poster session, authors stand at their posters and the ‘audience’ walks among the posters, talking with the authors one-on-one.

Lightening Presentations/Posters: Short presentations (7 minutes to present and 3 for questions) delivered in presentation or poster format

Guidelines for preparing presentations will be available by April 1st, 2024. 

For additional information, please email us at discover@marymount.edu