PHHP Days 2024 Award Info

The Research Committee will award scholarships to the top 3 graduate student presentations, undergraduate posters presentations, and MPH capstone presentations for a total of 9 awards. Additionally, PHHP Days attendees will vote for 2 People’s Choice Awards (one for best oral presentation, one for best poster presentation). Abstracts will be designated as first, second, and third based on sum score rank order and in-person judging scores. 

  1. Graduate Student Presentations 
  • First place:  $300 
  • Second Place:  $200 
  • Third Place:  $100 
  1. Undergraduate Posters Presentations 
  • First place:  $300 
  • Second Place:  $200 
  • Third Place:  $100 
  1. Capstone Presentations 
  • First place:  $300 
  • Second Place:  $200 
  • Third Place:  $100 

In the event of a tie, the following guidelines will be used to resolve the tie: 

  1. If two individuals are tied for first place, both will receive first place, and the next ranked score will receive second place. A third place will not be awarded. 
  1. If two individuals are tied for second place, both will receive second place. A third place will not be awarded. 
  1. If more than two individuals are tied for first and/or second place, they will be rank ordered a second time based on their sum score for area #3 (Does the study address a gap in knowledge….). First, second, and third place awards will be assigned based on this second rank order.  

There will also be 2 People’s Choice Awards voted live during the event. This award will be voted on by the attendees and based on the live presentations. 

  1. Oral Presentation People’s Choice Award ($300) 
  1. Poster Presentation People’s Choice Award ($300)