ANNUAL MEETING|Student Presentation Award Program
IALE–North America (IALE–NA) sponsors a Best Student Presentation Award, which is now awarded for the outstanding oral presentation and the outstanding poster given by a student member at the Annual Meeting. Presentations are evaluated by non-student attendees at the conference (see the evaluation forms below for criteria). Scores are compiled after the conference has ended and the winners will be notified of their awards at that time. Winners receive a $300 cash award and a waiver of one future meeting registration fee, which may be applied to one of the next two Annual Meetings. Winners of the Best Student Presentation Award will be immediately recognized on the Awards page of the IALE–NA website, and will receive formal recognition during the Awards Banquet at the subsequent year's conference (i.e., the year following their presentation), where recipients in attendance will be presented with an award certificate.
ELIGIBILITY
- Any student member of IALE–North America currently enrolled in a degree program may be considered for the Best Student Presentation Award, but presentations should be on completed or nearly completed research with clear results and conclusions
- Students who have recently graduated may be considered for the Best Student Presentation Award if they are presenting on their student research and are still student members
- Past recipients of the Best Student Presentation Award are not eligible to compete again while they remain in the same degree program
- an active student member of IALE–North America (i.e., membership dues are paid for and current at the time of registration), AND
- registered for the conference by the competition deadline for the current year's Annual Meeting
How To Apply
- Students must first submit an abstract to give a talk or poster at the Annual Meeting by the submission deadline (usually in December). Notification of abstract acceptance is usually made by mid-January
- Students interested in participating in the Best Student Presentation Award Program must register to attend the conference and mark the appropriate box on the conference registration form by the competition deadline (usually in February)
- Only student members of IALE–North America are eligible to participate in the Best Student Presentation Award Program, so please be sure to become a member or renew your membership before applying (plus, members enjoy a discount on the meeting registration!)
DEADLINE: Please check back for the 2026 Meeting deadline
PRESENTATION EVALUATION CRITERIA
Students participating in the Best Student Presentation Award Program are encouraged to view the criteria by which their presentations will be evaluated:
Students participating in the Best Student Presentation Award Program are encouraged to view the criteria by which their presentations will be evaluated:
CALL FOR JUDGES
All non-student attendees of the Annual Meeting are invited to judge student presentations. The Best Student Presentation Award competition is an important opportunity for our student members. Each judge normally reviews three oral or poster presentations. If you’d like to participate, please complete the form at: http://tinyurl.com/IALENABSPJudges
All non-student attendees of the Annual Meeting are invited to judge student presentations. The Best Student Presentation Award competition is an important opportunity for our student members. Each judge normally reviews three oral or poster presentations. If you’d like to participate, please complete the form at: http://tinyurl.com/IALENABSPJudges