ACM - Student Research Competition

There are many tangible and intangible rewards of participating in one of ACM’s Student Research Competitions (SRCs). Naturally, it is a great honor for both undergraduate and graduate students to be selected as participants in any of ACM’s Special Interest Group (SIG) Conference hosted Student Research Competitions. Here’s the rewards you’ll encounter:

SRC Rewards & Recognition:

	The top three (3) undergraduate and graduate winners, determined by the judge’s evaluation of the poster (visual) and oral presentations, receive prizes of $500, $300, and $200, respectively (USD).
	The top three (3) undergraduate and graduate winners receive an award certificate and one-year complimentary ACM membership with a subscription to ACM’s Digital Library.
	The top three (3) winners of all the ACM Student Research Competitions for a given year are eligible to compete in the SRC Grand Finals. The top three (3) selected undergraduate and graduate researchers are invited, along with their research advisors, to the Annual ACM Awards Banquet to be recognized for their accomplishments. The Awards Banquet is where the Turing Award (computing’s “Nobel Prize”) and ACM’s other prestigious award winners are honored.
	Undergraduate and graduate SRC participants have many opportunities to meet with researchers in their own fields to share ideas and gain new insights.
	Undergraduate and graduate student winners are recognized for both their visual and oral presentations. SRC Participants have the opportunity of presenting their research in a special open SRC conference session providing more visibility for their research.
	SRC participants’ research abstracts will be posted on the ACM Student Research Competition website, and the top three (3) undergraduate and graduate student winners’ research will be identified on the website as well.

All SRC participants have an exceptional opportunity to sharpen their communications skills in preparation of their SRC experience; these visual, organizational, oral, and aural communication skills will be of great value throughout one’s working and thinking career.