Three Minute Thesis

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition in which participants have just three minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their research project to a non-specialist audience. It is designed to assist current graduate students with fostering effective presentation and communication skills.

3MT was developed by The University of Queensland in 2008, and is now held in more than 900 universities in 85 countries around the world.

Master’s degree and doctoral students enrolled at UNC-Chapel Hill from any discipline administered by The Graduate School are welcome to register and participate in the competition.

This event is the final round of the competition.

The winner will receive a $1000 prize and the opportunity to represent UNC Chapel Hill at the 3MT competition in Greenville, SC, March 13-15, 2024 as part of the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools annual conference.

This is an in-person event. For more information, please contact The Graduate School at UNC.