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NCUR Poster Requirements
The National Conference on Undergraduate Research has requirements for the posters that will
be presented at their conference. You must follow these requirements to ensure that you will not
experience problems presenting your poster at the conference. It is also advisable to follow the
recommendations listed.
Item
1. Poster size
2. Poster title
3. Student names, Sponsor, University of
Wisconsin-Stout
4. University of Wisconsin-Stout text
Requirement
40 inches tall and 46 inches wide
Minimum of 2 inches tall
Minimum of 1 inch tall
The text “University of Wisconsin-Stout” must
be included in the title area of your poster
UW-Stout Shield and Bar Logo (provided on
template)
5. UW-Stout logo
Item
6. Fonts
Recommendation
Sans-Serif (Arial, Franklin Gothic, Verdana,
Calibri, Tahoma, etc.)
Bold type, 44 points minimum, 48 points
recommended
28 points minimum, 32 points recommended
1 inch from edges and logo
7. Text headings within poster body
8. Text within poster body
9. Margins
Why follow the Requirements and Recommendations?
1. The poster size is set to these specifications by NCUR to ensure that posters will fit on the
display boards.
2. Having a title of 2 or more inches ensures that the titles can be read from a distance.
3. Having subtitles of 1 inch or more ensures that the researcher and the institution can be
identified easily.
4. The addition of the “University of Wisconsin-Stout” (without the quotation marks) is a UW-Stout
Standard and must be included on all posters.
5. The UW-Stout Shield and Bar logo is a UW-Stout Standard and must be included on your
research poster. For your convenience, it is already on the NCUR template.
6. Sans-Serif fonts are easier to read at a distance.
7. Headings of this size are easy to read and help to identify the main sections of your poster.
8. Text of this size makes it easier to read your poster.
9. Margins around the edges and adequate spacing within the poster keeps the poster from
looking cramped. Adequate spacing gives your poster a more professional appearance.
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Please remember that items 1, 2, and 3, are requirements set by NCUR.
If you do not follow these requirements, it is possible that NCUR may not let you present your poster.
Items 4 and 5 are requirements set by UW-Stout.
If you do not follow these requirements, Research Services will not pay to have your poster printed.
It is also possible that UW-Stout may not let you present your poster.
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