Faculty of Science

Victoria Summer Gold Poster Competition

During the past two summers, over 600 students have held scholarships as part of the Summer Scholars Scheme. This competition aims to acknowledge the research achievements of the students who participated in the Scheme during the past summer. With the support of their supervisors, scholars are invited to submit a poster describing their work and its results in a clear and interesting style similar to that used at many professional and disciplinary conferences. Communicating research and scholarly findings to a general audience is an essential part of academic and professional life. This competition aims to recognise the work of our researchers in a way that demonstrates the varied research at VUW and supports development of presentation and communication skills.  

Prizes were awarded in each of the following categories -

  • Best overall poster - $2000
  • Best poster in each Faculty or academic grouping - $500
  • Best visual presentation - $500
  • Most entertaining poster - $500   
While the intention is to acknowledge achievements in each Faculty, numbers of scholars vary among Faculties, as may numbers of entries. For that reason and to ensure a fair competition, the judges reserved the right to combine entries into academic groups of similar size – for example, by combining entries from several Faculties with low number of entries.

Winners for 2012

Entry

Each eligible scholar can submit one poster from their summer project.  

  • A2 with font suitable for printing and display
  • Preparation in standard Microsoft format such as Word, single slide PowerPoint or Publisher
  • Submission as a JPG, BMP, or PDF file is preferred for printing on a University multi-function printer; Word and single slide PowerPoint format are also acceptable. All submissions will be printed for subsequent display
  • Either colour or black & white is acceptable

 

Victoria University Scholarships

Scholarships Office: There are many scholarships available for students at Victoria University.

Scholarships Database lists all available scholarships with criteria, value, tenure and closing dates. Most application forms can be downloaded from this database. For best results when searching the database, keep the search terms broad. 

The office also welcomes enquiries from students and staff.

Contact the office by email or in person at 10 Kelburn Parade between 8.00am and 4.30pm.


School Scholarships - General Information

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