Graduate Student Research: Capstone Competition

The Graduate Student Association (GSA) and Graduate School invite project and thesis completers from December 2023 - May 2024 and those currently registered for a master's project, thesis, or continuation course (721/722) to present their research in the Academic School 2022 Virtual Capstone Competition. The contest is meant to highlight and celebrate the research conducted by graduate students across a spectrum of disciplines, and cultivate students’ academic, presentation, and communication skills. The goal is to provide an environment where graduate students can explain their research in three-minutes in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience and in as entertaining a way as possible.

Presenters will be competing against other students in their academic school (Arts & Sciences, Education, and The Professions). Participants are to record themselves along a single static slide using Zoom and upload the recording using the link for their academic school. The top three winners from each school will win a cash prize (1st: $200, 2nd: $100, 3rd: $50) and advance to the LIVE Buffalo State 3-Minute Capstone Contest Finals on May 10 and win an additional cash prize. The deadline to upload a Zoom .mp4 file for the Capstone Competition is April 22, 2024.

All matriculated graduate students and faculty members are invited to participate in the voting of the presenters from their schools. Voting takes place from Monday April 29 – Thursday May 2nd. On Friday, May 3, the top three from each school who advance to the Buffalo State 3-Minute Capstone Contest Finals on Friday May 10 will be announced. The Research Fair event also will include recognition of 2023 Outstanding Master’s Thesis and Project winners and their advisors. For directions on how to create a Zoom recording to upload for the Capstone Competition and the rules, judging criteria, tips, examples, and recommendations for making a 3-minute presentation, visit the Graduate Research Fair page on Graduate Student Association website. Submission instructions (including how to use Zoom), contest rules, tips, and samples are available there. (Videos longer than 3 minutes will be denied entry)

Please use the Submit Your Work link on the left to upload your entry.