First Villanova 3MT Competition

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a competition for master’s and doctoral students to develop and showcase their research communication skills. Developed by The University of Queensland, 3MT cultivates students’ academic, professional, presentation and research communication skills. To be successful, competitors must effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.

This year, Villanova will be hosting its inaugural 3MT competition on Friday, March 27, 2020, in Driscoll 134 at 5 p.m.

A panel of judges will select a first-place winner ($1,000 award), a second-place winner ($500 award), and audience members in attendance will select an audience choice winner ($250 award). In addition, the first place winner of Villanova’s 3MT® competition will be entered into the regional 3MT competition for the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools, taking place in Quebec City, Quebec, on April 16, 2020.

All graduate students who have engaged a research project in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are eligible to enter this contest. Whether you are a master’s or doctoral student, writing a thesis or dissertation, or just working on a research paper for a course, you are eligible to apply for this exciting competition!

Find more information here.