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Research Showcases and Prizes
GW Research Showcase
GW Research Showcase invites GW students to present their work and compete for prize money. This annual event is dedicated to highlighting the breadth of research and discovery on issues of major disciplinary, cross-disciplinary and global significance being done at GW through poster sessions, presentations and guest speakers.
SEAS R&D Showcase
Graduate and undergraduate students from the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) compete in three separate competitions throughout the day—the R&D Showcase, the SEAS Innovation Challenge, and the AccelerateGW I-Corps Site Program grants. Displays will be open to the public in the afternoon when students will be available to explain and describe their posters and research.
Julian Clement Chase Prize for Undergraduate Research Writing
This annual $1,000 prize recognizes exceptional research writing projects focused on the District of Columbia in all undergraduate classes and in all disciplines at the George Washington University.
Washington DC is the primary focus of the Julian Clement Chase Prize. Therefore, engagement with DC plays a critical role in the judging process. Writing from social sciences or humanities might engage DC in terms of place, history, neighborhoods, and cultures; students from arts might engage DC in terms of its artistic expressions, or research related to art that they have created representing DC; students from sciences might submit research projects that address quality of life issues in DC. Collaborative or team projects are welcome, with a clear explanation of how entrants worked together.
The Eckles Prize for Freshman Research Excellence
This annual prize recognizes students who produce a research project in their freshman year that demonstrates significant and meaningful use of library services and collections at the George Washington University. First year students are encouraged to submit a research project of any length or format, along with an essay summarizing how they used library resources to complete the project. Prizes are awarded for the top 3 submissions.