Three Minute Thesis
The 2024 3-Minute Thesis Competition is over. We will see you next Fall!
Congratulations to our Fall 2023 Three Minute Thesis Award Recipients! You can on our Kaltura channel.
- 1st Place: Esrat Farhana Dulia, Aeronautics and Engineering, Ensuring a Collision-Free Sky for Drones
- 2nd Place: Adedayo Adeagbo, Sociology, “Human Touch or Robot Care”: Perceptions of Healthcare Workers on Robots in Human-Centered Care
- 3rd Place: Kolapo Fasina, Biomedical Sciences, Swimming in Antibiotic Resistance Genes
- People's Choice: Fanan Aboalrob, Biomedical Sciences, Effect of Early Child Neglect on Fentanyl-Seeking Behavior in Adolescence and Adulthood
Put your academic, presentation, and research communication skills to the test by presenting your research in three minutes to an intelligent, but non-specialist audience. You can prepare for the next 3MT competition by:
- Reviewing the Rules and Judging Criteria
- Viewing award-winning presentations from the previous 3MT competitions at 91ֿ or reviewing award-wining presentations from across the globe at the
What are the benefits for participating in the 3MT Competition?
Doctoral, Masters, and other Graduate Students can participate in the competition
Great way to practice your oral presentation skills/elevator pitch
Great way to present your research or project to faculty, staff, and your peers
Monetary prizes for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and People’s Choice Award Winners
The 1st place winner gets an all-expenses paid (free) conference by the Graduate College to represent 91ֿ at the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 2-4, 2025
An important networking opportunity to meet faculty, staff, and students from other colleges and universities who attend the MAGS meeting
An important activity to add to your resume and/or CV
Prizes
- First Place: $500
- Second Place: $300
- Third Place: $200
- People's Choice: $200
91ֿ Three Minute Thesis
3MT was developed at The University of Queensland and is now offered at hundreds of universities across the world. The exercise develops academic, presentation, and research communication skills, as well as supports the development of graduate students' capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes in a language appropriate to an intelligent, but non-specialist audience. 3MT is not an exercise in trivializing or 'dumbing-down' research but forces competitors to consolidate their ideas and crystalize their research discoveries.
The trademarked name of this event is Three Minute Thesis, but students are able to present research they are conducting for a thesis, dissertation, terminal project, or any other research project in which they are engaged. Students may present on research that is in progress. All currently enrolled graduate students are eligible to participate and compete for cash prizes. Students are given just three minutes and one PowerPoint slide that they can use to discuss their research in an engaging and concise manner. 3MT is great way to fine tune your research presentation skills, not to mention, you will be competing for cash prizes!
The Three Minute Thesis Competition features two preliminary rounds. The top presenters from each preliminary round advanced to the 3MT Finals. During the finals, an interdisciplinary panel of judges awarded prizes to the top three presenters. Audience members voted for the People's Choice Award.