What is a scientific poster template?

A scientific poster template is a PowerPoint file with the layout, type scale, and section structure already set up for academic work, so you only replace the text and figures. SciFig's templates are unbranded academic layouts — nothing to strip out before a conference.

Which SciFig poster templates can I download?

SciFig covers 7 pages of poster templates, including Scientific A0 Poster Template, Scientific A1 Poster Template, Scientific 36x48 Poster Template, and Scientific E-Poster Template, and more. Every file is a plain .pptx you can open in PowerPoint, Keynote, or Google Slides.

Are the poster templates free to download?

Yes — every template file downloads free, with no account required. SciFig charges only when you use the AI tools to generate the figures that go inside it; see the pricing page for current rates.

Can I change the colors and fonts?

Yes. Brand colors are bound to the PowerPoint theme, so changing Design → Variants → Colors → Accent 1 restyles the title bar, section rules, and highlights in one step. Fonts are limited to Arial and Times New Roman on purpose — PowerPoint does not ship fonts inside the file, so anything else silently falls back on a machine that lacks it.

What size should a scientific poster be?

Whatever the conference specifies — that instruction always wins. Absent one, A0 portrait (841 x 1189 mm) is the safe default in Europe and 36 x 48 in is the safe default in North America. Check the abstract acceptance email before printing; boards differ between halls at the same conference.

Should my poster be portrait or landscape?

Portrait unless told otherwise. Most conference boards are taller than they are wide, and portrait is what people search for by a wide margin. Every size here ships in both orientations, so switching costs nothing if your instructions say landscape.

Can I use these templates in Google Slides?

Yes. Upload the .pptx to Google Drive and open it with Google Slides. Very large canvases can be slow to edit in the browser, so for A0 and 48x36 in boards it is usually faster to work in PowerPoint or Keynote and export a PDF at the end.

Why are the fonts only Arial and Times New Roman?

PowerPoint does not ship fonts inside the file. If a template uses a font your machine lacks, PowerPoint silently substitutes another one and the layout shifts without warning — usually noticed after printing. Arial and Times New Roman are preinstalled on Windows, macOS, and Google Slides, so the file looks the same everywhere.

How do I change the colors to match my institution?

Design > Variants > Colors > Customize, and change Accent 1. Every branded element is bound to the theme color rather than a hard-coded value, so the title bar, section rules, and highlights all follow in one step.

Are these templates really free?

Yes. The template files download free with no account. SciFig charges only when you use the AI tools to generate the figures that go inside the poster.

Scientific Poster PowerPoint Templates

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Free scientific poster PowerPoint templates in every size conferences actually hang — A0, A1, 36 x 48 in, and 46 x 46 in square, portrait and landscape. Unbranded academic layouts with the print type scale already set.

Scientific poster templates by size

All of the scientific poster PowerPoint templates below are the same files at different board sizes, so start from the size your conference specified — A0 is the default at most European meetings, 36 x 48 in across North America, and a few societies hang 46 x 46 in square boards. Each size opens its own page with all three layouts, all six colors, and the print type scale already applied, so the only thing left is your content. If the acceptance email did not state a size, the size chart further down lists the regional defaults.

Scientific poster color schemes and QR codes

Two things people ask for after they have picked a size: which colors survive being printed, and how to put a working QR code on the board. Both have their own page.

Scientific poster sizes at a glance

Pick the size your conference asks for, then the orientation. Portrait is listed first because it is what most conferences hang.

Size	Inches	Millimeters	Where it is used
A0 portrait	33.11 x 46.81	841 x 1189	The default across European conferences
A0 landscape	46.81 x 33.11	1189 x 841	European boards hung wide
A1 portrait	23.39 x 33.11	594 x 841	Smaller halls and departmental days
A1 landscape	33.11 x 23.39	841 x 594	Half-height boards
36 x 48 in portrait	36 x 48	914 x 1219	The North American standard
48 x 36 in landscape	48 x 36	1219 x 914	North American boards hung wide
46 x 46 in square	46 x 46	1168 x 1168	AVS, MRS, AIChE and Keystone square boards

Download a poster template

Every file opens in PowerPoint, Keynote, or Google Slides, and each one is a single ready-to-print layout — nothing to delete before you start. Listed here is the Classic layout in one color per board size; open a size below for the Four column and Spotlight layouts, and for all six colors of each.

A0 portrait — Classic
A0 · 841 x 1189 mm · 33.11 x 46.81 in
three columns arranged 1.2 : 1.6 : 1.2
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
A0 portrait — Four column
A0 · 841 x 1189 mm · 33.11 x 46.81 in
four even columns
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
A0 portrait — Spotlight
A0 · 841 x 1189 mm · 33.11 x 46.81 in
central finding panel with supporting columns
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
A0 landscape — Classic
A0 · 1189 x 841 mm · 46.81 x 33.11 in
four-column grid arranged 1 : 2 : 1
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
A0 landscape — Four column
A0 · 1189 x 841 mm · 46.81 x 33.11 in
four even columns
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
A0 landscape — Spotlight
A0 · 1189 x 841 mm · 46.81 x 33.11 in
central finding panel with supporting columns
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
A1 portrait — Classic
A1 · 594 x 841 mm · 23.39 x 33.11 in
three columns arranged 1.2 : 1.6 : 1.2
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
A1 portrait — Four column
A1 · 594 x 841 mm · 23.39 x 33.11 in
four even columns
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
A1 portrait — Spotlight
A1 · 594 x 841 mm · 23.39 x 33.11 in
central finding panel with supporting columns
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
A1 landscape — Classic
A1 · 841 x 594 mm · 33.11 x 23.39 in
four-column grid arranged 1 : 2 : 1
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
A1 landscape — Four column
A1 · 841 x 594 mm · 33.11 x 23.39 in
four even columns
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
A1 landscape — Spotlight
A1 · 841 x 594 mm · 33.11 x 23.39 in
central finding panel with supporting columns
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
36 x 48 in portrait — Classic
36 x 48 in · 914 x 1219 mm
three columns arranged 1.2 : 1.6 : 1.2
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
36 x 48 in portrait — Four column
36 x 48 in · 914 x 1219 mm
four even columns
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
36 x 48 in portrait — Spotlight
36 x 48 in · 914 x 1219 mm
central finding panel with supporting columns
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
48 x 36 in landscape — Classic
48 x 36 in · 1219 x 914 mm
four-column grid arranged 1 : 2 : 1
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
48 x 36 in landscape — Four column
48 x 36 in · 1219 x 914 mm
four even columns
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
48 x 36 in landscape — Spotlight
48 x 36 in · 1219 x 914 mm
central finding panel with supporting columns
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
46 x 46 in square — Classic
46 x 46 in · 1168 x 1168 mm
four-column grid arranged 1 : 2 : 1
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
46 x 46 in square — Four column
46 x 46 in · 1168 x 1168 mm
four even columns
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
46 x 46 in square — Spotlight
46 x 46 in · 1168 x 1168 mm
central finding panel with supporting columns
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
16:9 screen e-poster — Classic
40 x 22.5 in · exports 7680 x 4320 at 192 dpi
four-column grid arranged 1 : 2 : 1
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
A0 portrait single page — Classic
A0 · 841 x 1189 mm
three columns arranged 1.2 : 1.6 : 1.2
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →
A0 landscape single page — Classic
A0 · 1189 x 841 mm
four-column grid arranged 1 : 2 : 1
6 colors, same layout — click any one to download the PowerPoint template or open it in Google Slides.
See all six color schemes — and how to swap in your lab or university colors →

Three design families, six colors

Each template is one .pptx with a single layout already applied. Classic gives RESULTS the widest column, Four column runs even columns for text-heavy work, and Spotlight puts one central finding in the middle in the #betterposter style. Every layout comes in navy, forest, crimson, teal, plum and graphite.

Classic
narrow / wide / narrow on tall boards and 1 : 2 : 1 on wide ones, with RESULTS given the widest column. This is the default and suits most studies.
Four column
four even columns across the board, the densest option when you are carrying a lot of text.
Spotlight
one large central finding with the supporting detail moved to the sides, in the #betterposter style.

Square 46 x 46 in boards

Four conferences we track hang square boards — AVS, MRS, AIChE, and Keystone — and three of them publish no template at all. An A0 portrait or 48x36 landscape file will not fit a square board without redoing the whole layout, so the square size ships as its own file.

How to make a portrait poster in PowerPoint

PowerPoint has no poster mode. You set the canvas size once, and everything else is ordinary slide editing.

Design > Slide Size > Custom Slide Size, then type the width and height in inches or centimeters.
For a portrait poster, put the smaller number in Width and the larger in Height — that single step is what people mean by making PowerPoint portrait.
Choose Ensure Fit when prompted, so existing content is scaled rather than cropped.
Keep body text at or above the size in the type scale for your board — text that reads fine on screen is unreadable at two meters.
Export to PDF before sending to a printer. PowerPoint files re-flow if the printer lacks your fonts.

Templates by research type

The layout does not change with study type, but the section names do. Rename the headings in whichever file you download.

Case report
Presentation, Investigations, Management, Outcome, Discussion.
Systematic review
Question, Search strategy, PRISMA flow, Synthesis, Limitations.
Case study
Context, Intervention, Observations, Interpretation.
Literature review
Scope, Themes, Evidence map, Gaps.
Qualitative research
Setting, Participants, Analysis, Themes, Quotes.

Science fair and student posters

School science fair boards are usually trifold cardboard, not a single printed sheet, so a conference poster file will not mount directly. The layouts here still work as the printed panels you glue onto a trifold.

ISEF and most regional fairs specify a trifold display board rather than a poster size.
Print the three columns of the 3-column layout as three separate panels sized to your board.
Final year project and capstone posters usually follow the conference sizes above — use A1 or 36x48 in.

About the #betterposter format

The #betterposter or Poster 2.0 format puts one large take-home sentence in the middle with supporting detail at the edges. The 1-2-1 layout in every file is a conservative version of that idea: a large central figure with a single conclusion, without giving up the sections reviewers look for.

A2 and A3 posters

A2 (420 x 594 mm) and A3 (297 x 420 mm) come up for departmental days and printed handouts. Both are the same proportions as A0 and A1, so open the A1 file and change the canvas size — the layout scales without rework. Reduce the type scale one step when you do.

Do you have LaTeX poster templates?

No — these are PowerPoint files. If you work in LaTeX, beamerposter and tikzposter are the established packages and both handle A0 natively. The size chart above still applies: set the same physical dimensions and keep the same type scale.

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