The Midwest Nursing Research Society is excited to offer your students an opportunity to showcase their research, once again! MNRS will host the annual Student Poster Competition at the upcoming 49th Annual Research Conference at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

Information regarding the 2025 Student Poster Competition can be found below. Please let us know if you have questions or need further assistance at info@mnrs.org or 615.432.0098.

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE

Participating schools will determine and use their own procedure to select up to three (3) students* to participate in each of the following educational programs:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Master of Science-Nursing (MSN) or Master-Nursing (MN)
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)*
• Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science (PhD)*

*Eligibility Notice- Doctoral students who finished a dissertation or EBP project after the last MNRS conference (March 2024) are eligible to compete as a student in 2025 (even if they have graduated).

We understand that many institutions have an internal review of student abstracts for the Student Posters. You are welcome to solicit for abstracts to review internally to determine which abstracts will be selected by your school and then inform your students once the official call is sent by MNRS.

To be eligible for the competition, students must hold an active MNRS student membership or be willing to purchase a membership prior to abstract submission and continue this membership through the 2025 Annual meeting. One year student membership is $116.

New this year - Student member bundle which entitles students to a 50% discount on year 2 of a 2-year membership (year 1 fees $116, year 2 fees $58). More information can be found here.

Dean’s are asked to submit a list of students selected to represent your school in the 2025 Student Poster Competition to the MNRS Executive Office via the link below no later than Monday, October 14, 2024.

 If you need additional time for your internal selection process, please contact the MNRS Executive Office and let them know you will be participating in this year’s Student Poster Competition and when you will have the student names.     

IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES

The Abstract Submission link will be open on Monday, October 14, 2024, and all participating Deans will receive an abstract submission link to share with their selected students.  All student poster abstracts must be submitted by Monday, November 11, 2024.

Please note that while we encourage all students to present their work in the Student Poster Competition, this should be a learning/training opportunity for the student. We anticipate each participating schools provide support, mentors, or faculty advisors to assist the students in preparing and submitting their abstract and poster.