Submission guidelines

^{Abstracts must be submitted by January 22nd, 2026}

Who can participate?

Only graduate students affiliated with the Pullman campus who pay S&A fees are eligible to apply with GPSA.

The following individuals can apply to participate in the event through the Academic Showcase:

Extension scientists
research fellows
educators
staff
post-doctoral students
graduate/professional students from other campuses (faculty/staff co-author or sponsor required)

Submit your abstract to the Academic Showcase here: https://showcase.wsu.edu/submit-an-abstract/

Eligibility

GPSA Research Exposition welcomes participation of graduate/professional students of all disciplines who meet the following criteria:

Enrolled at WSU Pullman as a fee-paying graduate or professional student
Have completed all work at or for WSU (not in an external student internship)
Have not presented the same project at a previous WSU Academic Showcase or GPSA Research Exposition.
Original research, scholarship, or creative activity meets all eligibility requirements outlined in the abstract requirements.

You may present only one abstract as a primary or presenting author.

What to submit

To be considered for participation in GPSA Expo, you will need to provide an abstract summarizing your research, scholarship, or creative work (See requirements below).

Abstract requirements

You may present only one abstract as a primary or presenting author. Your abstract must adhere to the following guidelines:

250-word limit (strictly enforced)
Written for an educated lay audience
If you have an existing poster containing an abstract of a highly technical nature, that abstract may remain as part of your presentation. However, for this event, the submitted abstract should be written for a general audience and free of jargon.
Demonstrate work that is of scientific, scholarly, or creative significance
Describe original research, scholarship, or creative activity
For creative projects: The creative endeavor must be clearly described in the abstract. Methods used to accomplish the creative activity must be described and any program notes that help put the creative endeavor or process into perspective should be included.
For scientific projects: A goal or hypothesis for the project must be clearly stated, results summarized, and a conclusion reached.
Reflects completed work
Abstracts that propose future work are not acceptable. If work is still in progress (a likely scenario), the abstract should report on what has been done so far. Your abstract may indicate “next steps” as long as the completed steps are clearly described.
Represent work completed for or at Washington State University
If you are a student, you must include the name of a WSU faculty member as an advisor, sponsor or co-author. You should not submit work completed during internships affiliated with non-Washington State University organizations.
Represent recent work not previously presented at a WSU Showcase event
You may enter a project previously presented at a professional conference within the last year.
You may not enter a project presented at a previous WSU Academic Showcase or GPSA Research Exposition event.

Abstract samples

When writing your abstract, refer to these examples.

Additional examples can be found among the 2020 abstracts. Be advised that abstracts for GPSA Research Exposition follow different formatting requirements