All GVSU students (undergraduate and graduate) are encouraged to present their scholarly and creative work at the 29th Annual Student Scholars Day (SSD) held on Wednesday April 9, 2025. 

For a visual guide to the registration process, review the registration guides

Registration Guides

Registration Closes February 21, 2025, at 11:45 p.m. This is the deadline to register presentation details, including a finished abstract. All faculty mentors and co-presenters must approve the presentation by this date. No late submissions or changes will be accepted.

Registration Process for Posters, Oral, Zine, Exhibit/ Performance and Recorded Presentations

1. The student logs onto the registration site and submits presentation information.
2. An email is sent to the Faculty Mentor(s) and any co-presenters.
3. Faculty Mentor(s) log onto the registration site and review presentation information, including title and abstract.
4. Faculty Mentor(s) approves presentation.
5. All co-presenters log onto the registration site and approve the presentation.

Need help writing an abstract?

Student Login - click the link to register/revise presentations

Faculty Login - click the link to approve presentations and/or initiate Sessions

Registration Process for Faculty Curated Art Exhibit Registration

Faculty Curated Art has its own registration form. Mentors will register through the form below during registration (February 3-February 21, 2025). Once the faculty have identified students participating, we will work with students and faculty to then complete the student information on the form below. This will allow for group presentations and help us create labels for the artwork. 

Registration Form for Curated Art Exhibit

Required Information for Registration

The following is the information needed to fully register a presentation or exhibit for Student Scholars Day. 

• Name(s) and GVSU student email address(es) of student participant(s)
• Name(s) and GVSU email address(es) of faculty mentor(s)
• Title of Presentation
• Abstract or Artist's Statement describing the project (limit 200 words)
• Desired presentation time (Depending on your presentation type, you can choose the room and time of your presentation according to current availability.)

Types of Presentations

Student presenters will be able to select one of the following presentation types:

• Poster (Displayed all day: presenter chooses one hour to stand by poster for Q&A)
• Oral (20-25 minute presentation including q/a)
• Session (1 hour, faculty mentor initiated: a set of oral presentations around a general theme, but not intentionally linked, ex., a group of students presenting on their research in the PSY Dpt, or a group of students presenting on a general theme such as sustainability)
• Extended session (up to 8 hours, faculty mentor initiated: This presentation type is similar to a traditional session; however, extended sessions are longer. The extended session was created to accommodate classes and departments that need additional time beyond one hour)
• Recoded oral presentation (Recorded 20-25 minute presentation available for viewing) 
• Exhibition of Art (Displayed for about two weeks: presenter attends Artist Reception on/near SSD)
• Zine (Displayed all day)
• Faculty Curated Exhibit (A Faculty Curated Exhibit is coordinated by a faculty member who invites students' art into the exhibit)
• Film/video (20-60 minutes)
• Live Performance (20-60 minutes) 

 If you register for the incorrect presentation type, please contact [email protected] for help.

Presentations Involving Human Subjects or Animal Research

All research involving human subjects performed at GVSU and/or by GVSU students, staff, and/or faculty must be reviewed and approved by the Human Research Review Committee prior to beginning the research.

All animal research at GVSU must be conducted in accordance with IACUC standards and comply with the Public Health Service policies and USDA animal welfare regulations. All research involving the use of animals must be approved prior to beginning research activities.

Contact the Office of Research Compliance and Integrity (RCI) for information.