2021 Scholars Week
April 12-16, 2021
Scholars Week 2021 activities will be a motley of hybrid offerings due to COVID-19
restrictions.
Many of MTSU's academic colleges host their own Scholars Week events and competitions.
For registration deadlines and more information, please see the full Schedule of Events.
Friday, April 16th
Student Union Building, Ballroom C, on the second floor.
Due to COVID19, multiple rounds of poster presentations will be offered to accommodate student presenters and attendees.
Each poster session will showcase 20 presenters and will last for 45-minutes.
See the exposition floorplan HERE.
The April 16th live poster exposition is free and open to the public. All attendees must pre-register and will be allowed admission only during their confirmed
time slot.
All registered to attend the in-person event will receive an MT Connection Point button
and presenters will be given a Scholars Week tumbler.
April 12th-23rd
Virtual Exposition
Symposium*, a virtual exposition, showcasing all Scholars Week research submissions
will go live on April 12th and be available to virtual guests through April 23rd.
*What is Symposium?
Scholars Week 2021, in conjunction with the in-person poster symposium, will be hosted
digitally via an engaging virtual platform called Symposium. Symposium will showcase
all Scholars Week academic posters and student presentations, along with the ability
for viewers to post comments and questions related to individual projects. Using synchronously technology Symposium will allow viewers to live-stream creative performances,
live in-person symposium interviews, and the awards ceremony.
Important Dates for Scholars Week 2021
- Abstract submission for the University-Wide Research and Creative Activity Exposition
is CLOSED.
- Deadline for abstract submissions: March 15, 11:59 pm
- Committee will email notices of acceptance: March 19
- Symposium* sign-ups begin (all presenters): March 19
- Poster printing online sign-up opens (in-person presenters only): March 19 Click HERE for poster guidelines and free printing instructions.
- Poster printing and pick-up (in-person presenters only): March 22 - April 14 (pick-up dates will vary, a notice will be emailed to presenters)
- Deadline to upload posters to Symposium* (all presenters): April 5
- Symposium* goes live for all presenters: April 12-23
- In-person Poster Exposition: April 16, Student Union Ballroom (2nd floor)
Scholars Week Awards
Undergraduate Awards
$150 – 1st place
$100 – 2nd place
$ 50 – 3rd place
Graduate Awards
$150 – 1st place
$100 – 2nd place
$ 50 – 3rd place
2021 Scholars Week University-Wide Winners *
*For individual college winners, please reference the college's website.
