Symposium Awards

Win a Postdoc Travel Award

The 10th Annual UW–Madison Postdoctoral Research Symposium will be held on Monday, September 22nd, at the Discovery Building. Organized in honor of National Postdoc Appreciation Week, the symposium offers a venue for UW–Madison postdocs to share their work and connect with other local postdocs.

The symposium will include a Blitz Talk Competition, Poster Competition and Art Exhibit.

Please note that eligibility for these competitions and the art exhibit is restricted to UW-Madison postdocs with the appointment titles: Research Associate, Postdoctoral Fellow and/or Postdoctoral Trainee. Individuals with the title Honorary Associate/Fellow should contact Imogen Hurley (ihurley@wisc.edu) to confirm that they are eligible to participate

Blitz Talk Competition

The symposium’s Blitz Talk competition will showcase postdoc research from all disciplines. The winners will receive substantive travel awards.

To participate, submit your ~300-word abstract by Friday, July 25th. Notification of acceptance will be sent in late August. Blitz Talk presenters will give a 5-minute research talk designed to engage a general audience.

Detailed guidelines for abstract submissions (Blitz Talks and Posters) can be found here.

Poster Competition

Poster presenters will bring a poster highlighting a recent research project (feel free to re-present a poster from another conference). This is a great opportunity to share your work and hone your research communication skills. The winners will receive substantive travel awards.

To participate, submit your ~300-word abstract by Friday, August 22nd. Notification of acceptance will be sent in late August.

Detailed guidelines for abstract submissions (Blitz Talks and Posters) can be found here.

Postdoc Art Exhibit

The symposium will also feature an art exhibit for multi-talented postdocs to share their artwork (any medium) with the postdoc community and have the opportunity to be recognized by a people’s choice certificate!

Please submit your abstracts for research presentations or descriptions of art you’d like to display in our exhibit here

Questions? Email Samuel Salemink-Harry (saleminkharr@wisc.edu) or Santiago Perea (pereaarroyo@wisc.edu) regarding Blitz Talk, Poster, and Art Exhibit submissions.