What is it?
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition is an academic research communication competition
that challenges graduate students to explain their research project and its significance
to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes. During the presentation, students must explain and summarize their research using
only speech and one static PowerPoint slide.
The 3MT competition was developed by the University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, and is designed to cultivate graduate students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. Additionally, students increase their capability to effectively communicate the importance of their research to a non-specialized audience.
About the 3MT® Competition
The 3MT competition rules and guidelines are based on the criteria set forth by the University of Queensland.
- Students will compete in a preliminary round(heat), with no more than 10 students per heat. The top three from each heat will move on to the Finals.
- The finalists from the preliminary round will compete again in the final round. Judges will select First, Second, and Third Place winners.
- The overall winner (first place) will continue on to the regional competition hosted by the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools.
When is it?
The 3MT competition is held once per year. The final round of the fall 2023 competition took place on Friday, November 10 in the Close-Hipp building.
Registration
Registration information for the fall 2024 competition will be posted here in September 2024.
Eligibility
Any current USC graduate student in any program is welcome to present.
Past 3MT Competitions
Champion: MD Fakreddin Patwary, Chemical Engineering
1st Runner-Up: Fakhreddin Emami, Mechanical Engineering
2nd Runner-Up: Zhendong Zuo, Business Administration
Questions?
Email us at GRADCOMM@mailbox.sc.edu.