After the first 3MT® event in 2008, enthusiasm for the concept led to the development of an international university competition.

 

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Registration

Complete the registration form to secure your spot. Once registered, our TGS 3MT® Event Coordinator will confirm your participation and provide all necessary details for the preliminaries.

Contestant Information

Check out our Contestant Eligibility, Rules, and Regulations to ensure you meet all requirements. This page includes everything you need to know about participating in the 3MT® competition.

Upcoming 3MT® Workshops

Enhance your 3MT® presentation skills with our tailored workshops! These sessions will introduce you to 3MT® as well as teach you essential techniques for crafting and delivering a compelling three-minute presentation.

What is the Three-Minute Thesis Competition?

As a Tier One research university, the University of North Texas celebrates our graduate students and their dedication to conducting innovative research. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, designed to cultivate students' presentation skills and research communication. 

Since its inception at UQ, the 3MT® competition has grown and is now hosted by over 900 universities across more than 85 countries. Dr. Joseph Oppong, Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Academic Associate Dean of the Toulouse Graduate School, introduced 3MT® to UNT in 2015. Today, our students' research now reaches a global audience. UNT hosts an annual competition in the fall semester, providing a platform for our students to showcase their research.

$3,000
First Place
$2,000
Second Place
$1,000
People's Choice Award

Why Participate?

  • Enhance Communication Skills: Learn to present your research clearly and persuasively to a non-specialist audience. 
  • Prepare for the Future: The challenge of explaining your research in just three minutes with a single PowerPoint slide helps prepare you for job interviews and effective communication in your career. 
  • Expand Your Network: Connect with fellow researchers, faculty, and industry professionals, opening doors to collaboration and career opportunities. 
  • Gain Recognition: Showcase your research and contribute to UNT's reputation for excellence in research.
  • Win Prizes: Compete for monetary awards that recognize and reward outstanding presentations.
  • Represent UNT on a Regional Stage: The first-place winner will advance to the Council of Southern Graduate Schools 3MT® competition in Dallas March 19-21, 2025, showcasing their research and representing UNT among the best graduate students from universities across the southern United States.

Registration

To compete in the 2024 Fall 3MT® Competition, please complete the registration form by clicking the link below. The TGS 3MT® Event Coordinator will contact you to confirm your participation and provide additional details about the 3MT® preliminaries.
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Workshops and Support

To help participants prepare, we offer several workshops designed to improve your presentation skills and guide you through the video submission process. These workshops provide an excellent opportunity to practice your presentation and receive valuable feedback.

COMPETITION PROGRESSION

The 3MT® competition employs a structured judging process to ensure fair and unbiased evaluations:

  • Preliminary Round Judging: Submissions in the preliminary round are evaluated by a panel of three judges selected from across the university.These judges will assess each video presentation to determine the finalists. Deadline: October 18 at 5:00PM.

  • Finals Judging: During the live final competition on November 16 at 10:00AM, a second panel of judges will evaluate the presentations to select the 1st and 2nd place winners. This panel will consist of experts from various fields who will assess the clarity, engagement, and impact of each presentation.

  • People’s Choice Award: The People’s Choice award is determined by audience votes, collected via a Qualtrics survey during the designated voting period on the day of the finals. Each college department and contestant is encouraged to promote their submission and solicit votes.

This multi-tiered judging process ensures that presentations are evaluated fairly, and the most compelling and well-communicated research is recognized.

October 18
Prelim Video Deadline
November 1
Finalists Announced
November 16
3MT Finals at 10:00AM
March 2025
Winner Represents UNT at CSGS