Getting Started
This page contains useful resources and information for getting started on creating your research poster. Need some help getting started?
Poster Dimensions
32" x 40"
Landscape and portrait poster orientations are permitted.
Poster Formatting
Posters should be created in PowerPoint and saved as a PDF.
Joint Posters
No more than two students are permitted to collaborate on one poster.
Poster Printing
Students must recieve their mentor's approval prior to printing their poster. Students who have not recieved their mentor's approval may be charged for the full price of the poster, and will be denied Symposium particiaption. Posters should be submitted through the UROP Student Portal for approval.
Students will print their poster through the UROP Office. Posters MUST be submitted in PDF format. Any other format will not be accepted.
*Posters must be submitted with the with UROP as the first line of the document title (example: UROPSympPoster_uniqname)
**Students who cannot make the deadline could be responsible for their own poster printing and payment.**
Poster Workshops/Resources
UROP RESEARCH POSTER WORKSHOP SERIES
Please check out the upcoming March Workshop series and participate in a "How-to Workshop: Creating your UROP Poster" and a "Hands-on: Refining your Poster." Please register and select the workshop(s) you plan to attend.
REGISTER HERE!
HOW TO CREATE YOUR UROP POSTER | MARCH 8 | 7:00-7:45 pm | Are you nervous about creating your poster within Powerpoint? No worries, UROP Peer Facilitators have your back! Attend one of these “How-to Workshop” designed for anyone ready to get started on their poster!. You will walk away understanding the steps needed to create your research poster in PowerPoint. Both workshops will be offered virtually. Facilitator: Maria Fields, UROP Peer Facilitator & College of Engineering Student
HOW TO CREATE YOUR UROP POSTER | MARCH 17 | 4:00-4:45 pm | Are you nervous about creating your poster within Powerpoint? No worries, UROP Peer Facilitators have your back! Attend one of these “How-to Workshop” designed for anyone ready to get started on their poster!. You will walk away understanding the steps needed to create your research poster in PowerPoint. Both workshops will be offered virtually. Facilitator: Megan Lehman, UROP Peer Facilitator & History & Secondary Education Student
REFINING YOUR UROP POSTER | MARCH 23 | 5:00-6:00 pm | @ UROP OFFICE This workshop is designed for students who have drafted their poster in PowerPoint and have specific questions and concerns (e.g. managing graphics, figures, tables, formatting, etc). You will walk away with solutions or strategies for addressing concerns or get feedback on how to move forward with your poster. Complete the registration form and drop-in during this 1- hour block! Facilitator: Timothy Mayer, MSW/MPH Candidate, UROP Program Coordinator.
Poster Examples
Extra Poster Tips
UROP Approved Logos
Contact urop.symposium@umich.edu for any questions about further poster resources or poster printing.
