[Pols-announce] Fw: 2021 Capitol Graduate Research Summit | Call for applications

Wed Dec 9 10:51:52 CST 2020

FYI, graduate students

From: Graduate Studies
Sent: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 10:36 AM
To: Graduate Students - DL <grad_lawrence at ku.edu>; KU Grad Online <grad_online at ku.edu>
Cc: Graduate Studies <graduate at ku.edu>
Subject: 2021 Capitol Graduate Research Summit | Call for applications

Dear Graduate Students:

The Office of Graduate Studies is pleased to invite graduate students from all disciplines to apply to participate in the 18th annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit on February 18, 2021. The event is an opportunity to show Kansas state legislators and government officials the impactful research being conducted by graduate students at universities across the state.

Up to eight KU Lawrence students will be selected to join their peers from Kansas State University, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Pittsburg State University, Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, and Wichita State University. Two students per university will receive awards sponsored by the participating institutions and BioKansas<http://www.biokansas.org/>.

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the 2021 CGRS event will be held virtually. Prior to the event, accepted participants will be required to record a video of their 3-minute research presentation using VidGrid (participants in KU’s 2020 3MT competition will find the video guidelines very similar). The videos are submitted after your application is accepted; they are not part of the application itself.

The application for the Research Summit requires:

(1) A research abstract of no more than 250 words

(2) An explanation of your research written for general, non-academic audiences that shows how your research impacts and benefits the state of Kansas (also no more than 250 words)

Several topics that have been designated as particularly important to the State of Kansas and thus good topics to present to legislators and other visitors. If your research is associated with any of these high interest topics, please mark them in your application:

  *   Sustainable water supply
  *   Economic development and job creation
  *   Workforce development
  *   Plant and animal health
  *   Food safety: from farm to fork
  *   Health conditions impacting the health of Kansans, including cancer, obesity, diabetes, and other conditions
  *   Health care costs
  *   Alternative health care
  *   Community development and quality of life in rural communities
  *   Alternative and sustainable energy sources
  *   Education: student achievement and student testing, K-12 education reforms
  *   Local government funding
  *   Gun control
  *   Business attraction in the state

Applications<https://deptsec.ku.edu/~gradstudies/forms/form/31> are now open for the 2021 Capitol Graduate Research Summit. Applications will be accepted online<https://deptsec.ku.edu/~gradstudies/forms/form/31> from Wednesday, December 9 to Sunday, January 3 at 11:59 pm CT. Late applications will not be considered.

Additional information about the competition can be found on the Capitol Graduate Research Summit website<https://graduate.ku.edu/capitol-graduate-research-summit>. Please contact the Office of Graduate Studies at graduate at ku.edu<mailto:graduate at ku.edu> with any questions.

We look forward to receiving your applications and learning about your research!

Best regards,

Office of Graduate Studies

The University of Kansas

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