AAAS E-posters

The AAAS Student E-poster Competition recognizes the individual efforts of students who are actively working toward an undergraduate or graduate degree (postdocs are not eligible to apply). Cross-disciplinary research projects are encouraged.

Eligibility

The competition is open to individuals who are students at the time of submission for work recently performed while enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degree program (post-doctoral students are not eligible even if presenting research from graduate school).

There is no longer a first and final round, only the submission of the abstract and upload of the 1-page e-poster PDF. All submitters MUST be present in person at the Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Undergraduate and graduate students are scored with the same rubric and criteria, but are evaluated separately.

Getting Prepared

Please review the 2026 Student Poster Guidelines for updates, important deadlines, and instructions on preparing your abstract. The deadline to register and pay your abstract fee is 11:59 PM PT on October 17, 2025.

Grants and Session Aide

You can apply for grants or volunteer as a session aide to assist with the e-poster costs.

Session aides work closely with AAAS and are an integral part of the Annual Meeting. In exchange for volunteering for a minimum of 4 hours, the $75 meeting registration fee will be refunded 3 weeks after the meeting, provided all assignments are completed (undergraduates and graduates are welcome to apply).

Prizes

The first-place winning undergraduate and graduate students in each category will receive a cash award of $500, a one-year AAAS membership that includes a digital subscription to the journal Science, name and poster title printed and published in Science, and a recognition certificate.

The honorable mention place-winning undergraduate and graduate students in each category will have their name and poster title printed and published in Science and will receive a recognition certificate.

The student presenter is the only eligible recipient of the cash award and prizes.

In-person Presentation Schedule

Coming in late December

AAAS E-POSTER TIMELINE