Research and the State

1. Graduate students from ALL disciplines are welcome to participate in Research and the State.
   
   
2. To participate in the 2022 Research and the State, you must be enrolled as a graduate student at K-State in both the Fall 2022 semester and the Spring 2023 semester. Spring semester enrollment is required because if you are selected to participate in the Capitol Graduate Research Summit (CGRS), which takes place in the spring, you must be enrolled as a graduate student at K-State at that time.
   
   
3. You may NOT present work that you completed at another institution. You may present only work that you have completed at K-State as a graduate student. If you have co-authors working at another institution, that is acceptable, but your contribution to the work must have been completed during your time as a graduate student at K-State.
   
   
4. You must give a poster presentation. This event does NOT include oral presentations.
   
   
5. You may serve as the presenter for only one presentation, and there may be only one official presenter for each presentation. Co-presenters are not permitted.
   
   
6. You may NOT give a presentation of data that have been previously presented at Research and the State, the K-State GRAD Forum, or the Capitol Graduate Research Summit (CGRS).
   
   
7. RESULTS MUST BE INCLUDED in the abstract and in the poster presentation.
   
   
8. Prior consent of major advisor and/or faculty funding the research and all co-authors is required before submitting the abstract.
   
   
9. Only fully completed submissions will be reviewed. You will NOT be able to save a partially completed submission. If more than one submission is made under your name, only your most recent submission will be reviewed.
   
   
10. In addition to completing the online registration form, you must use the ABSTRACT TEMPLATE to submit an abstract of your poster presentation and a summary of how your research relates to issues of interest to the Kansas Legislature. You will upload your abstract at the end of the registration form.
    
    
11. Your abstract and poster presentation must be prepared for a diverse audience who are NOT experts in your discipline.
    
    
12. Only the student listed as the presenter in the registration form may serve as the poster presenter at Research and the State and at the CGRS in Spring 2023 if selected as one of the K-State representatives.
    
    
13. In order to be selected as an award-winning presenter at Research and the State, you must be available to participate in the CGRS.
    
    
14. Submissions that do not comply with these guidelines and requirements, including abstract formatting, may be rejected from participation in Research and the State.

Registration has closed for the 2022 Research and the State.

1. Download the abstract template.
   
   
2. Save the document using the following file name format: Last Name, First Name.docx
   (e.g., “Smith, John.docx.”).
   
   
3. Your abstract must be written in a way that students and faculty from a variety of academic disciplines and the general public can understand. Please DO NOT prepare a technical abstract as you would for an audience of experts in your field.
   
   
4. All abstracts must follow the same formatting style. Use the abstract template to ensure correct formatting.
   • All margins must be .5 inches.
   • Single space throughout the abstract with the exception of spacing between sections as shown in the abstract template.
   • Times New Roman, 12 point font throughout the abstract.
   • Title in bold and all caps (lowercase, italics, superscripts, and subscripts may be used when technically necessary).
   • INCLUDE headers for the broad sections in your abstract (e.g., Background, Method, Results, and Conclusion).
   • Your abstract must not exceed 250 words. Title, author information, and section headers are not included in the word count.
   • Author names – Include first and last names of all authors in the order determined appropriate by the authors. DO NOT include professional titles (e.g., use “John Smith,” NOT “Dr. John Smith”). Bold the name of the presenting author.
   • Author affiliations – For K-State authors, list the author’s department. For others from other institutions, list the department and the university.
   • Use numerical superscripts to distinguish authors with different affiliations. Superscripts are not needed if all authors have the same affiliation.
5. Refer to Sample abstracts - Refer to previous abstract booklets to see examples of correct formatting.
   
   
6. Review and proofread your abstract. Please make sure your abstract is free of grammatical errors.
   
   
7. Upload your abstract at the end of the online registration form. You must receive approval of all co-authors prior to submitting your abstract.