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Presentation Formats
For each project, presenters may choose the presentation format that best suits their discipline or project:
1. Poster – the project may be presented as a poster in the ballroom. Poster guidelines are included in this
announcement on page 6.
2. Colloquy – the project may be presented as a 15 minute paper or PowerPoint in the breakout rooms.
Guidelines are provided in this announcement on page 7.
ORSP promotes this forward thinking event to the campus community at large and sends personal invitations to
the chairs and deans of those faculty members who are presenting posters and colloquies. Event participants,
particularly those who are presenting colloquies, are encouraged to invite their colleagues and students to attend
their presentations. This will ensure audience participation, as well as promote the exchange of scholarly
research between faculty and students.
Important Note on Proprietary and Confidential Information
As this is a campus-wide event, the university is taking no special measures to safeguard the confidentiality of
materials being presented. Additionally, photographers and/or videographers will be at the event. If your project
involves confidential or proprietary materials, including those provided by third parties (e.g., the subject of a
Material Transfer Agreement) or if your project involves patentable subject matter, contact Sherri Kirsch in ORSP
(sherri.kirsch@marquette.edu or x8-5329) to ensure that your presentation does not result in public disclosure.
Three "Jump Start" Grants and One “Social Innovation” Grant to be Awarded
“Jump Start” Awards
Three “Jump Start” grants of up to $1,000 each will be awarded to faculty researchers. These will allow
faculty/student teams the opportunity to make progress on their proposed forward thinking project.
“Social Innovation” Award
The Social Innovation grant is a new category for 2015. One grant of up to $1,000 will be awarded to a research
project that attempts to solve or improve a major social, health or environmental issue. The Stanford Social
Innovation Review defines social innovation as “a novel solution to a social problem that is more effective,
efficient, sustainable, or just than present solutions and for which the value created accrues primarily to society
as a whole rather than private individuals.”
To be considered for this award, complete the letter of intent form and indicate that you would like to be
considered for the “Social Innovation“ award. By applying to the “Social Innovation” award, you will automatically
be considered for a “Jump Start” award as well. It is technically possible to win an award in both categories.
“Jump Start” and “Social Innovation” Awards
Both awards will allow faculty researchers to purchase supplies or services, pay student assistants, or travel to
archives or other places as required to conduct the research. Awards cannot be used for faculty salaries or for
faculty travel to conferences. These are cost-reimbursable awards: an awardee's department will be reimbursed
by ORSP using an expenditure transfer. Costs must be incurred and the expenditure transfer completed
between December 15, 2015 and June 30, 2016.
Awardees will be notified by December 15, 2015.
You do not need to apply for a grant in order to participate in the Forward Thinking Poster Session and
Colloquy.
How to Apply for a Grant
If you do wish to be considered for one of the three grant awards, you must submit a separate grant application
letter along with your abstract by November 2, 2015. Your letter must:
1. Be no more than one (1) single-sided, 8.5"x11" page long.
2. Bear the words "Grant Application" at the top of the page.
3. State your name and the title of your poster or colloquy.
