Welcome to the home of BU’s 3MT competition!

 

Click here to register for 3MT.

Registrations due 2/10/26!

What is 3MT?

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an internationally celebrated program in which graduate students learn to share their work with non-specialist audiences. 3MT participants have only three minutes and one visual image to convey their work to a generalist audience.

In BU’s 3MT program, PhD students and other dissertating students will practice their communicating skills in three workshops that lead up to a final competition–and the top two winners will receive prize money!

All 3MT participants will submit video entries on March 20th. Then, the top ten finalists will give their presentations live on March 31st in front of a panel of experts, who will chose the winners.

This program is a unique opportunity to dig deep into the “why” behind your research. We hope you’ll join 3MT and share your exciting work with the greater BU community.

 

Eligibility requirements

Participants must meet the following 3MT eligibility criteria:

  • Must be an enrolled doctoral student (PhD, EdD, MD/PhD, DMA.)
  • Must have completed required coursework and passed doctoral candidacy requirements
  • Must have collected data for the presented project
  • Must have prior advisor approval for participation
  • Must have been granted IRB approval, or IRB exemption if not relevant
  • Must have permission to share results in the 3MT competition from the relevant collaborators

3MT participants must also agree to the following commitments: 

  1. Attend at least two of the three workshops listed below, and
  2. Give and receive feedback during a two-hour practice session on 3/18 or 3/19.

 

How does 3MT work?

Interested in participating, but not sure what to expect? Here’s a breakdown of the steps and deadlines!

  • Students who want to participate in 3MT must register before 2/20.
  • Participants must then attend at least two out of three 3MT workshops (details below).
  • To set you up for success, students must submit a preliminary video entry (3/6), which we will use to give feedback, if the student requests it.
  • Students will both give feedback and receive feedback during live practice sessions (3/18 and 3/19).
  • Finally, all participants will submit the final videos on 3/20. The videos will be reviewed by our panel of expert judges.
  • The top ten finalists will be notified on 3/27.
  • The finalists will then compete in a live competition on 3/31!  

 

What are the 3MT workshops?

Participants must attend at least two of the following workshops:

    Workshop participants will receive a badge upon completion that can be posted to social media to celebrate the accomplishment! 

     

    Questions?

    Email gradpd@bu.edu.

    We look forward to hearing from you!