3MT provides research students with the opportunity to develop their academic, presentation, and research communication skills by explaining their research to an intelligent but non-specialist audience. The local competitions will challenge the students to present face-to-face, and additionally the virtual final will hone skills associated from being filmed for an international audience, receiving international peer review, and gaining skills surrounding the presentation of their research to a wider audience.
Not only will students benefit from this experience, but U21 members have the opportunity to showcase their research and researchers throughout the network, as well as open doors to new collaborations and networks for both researchers and supervisors.
The U21 3MT pits leading presenters from U21 member universities against one another. Each participating member will hold their own internal 3MT competition to select a local winner who will then be put forward for the U21 final, to be judged by an international panel consisting of industry and academic professionals.
Prizes
- 1st Prize US$2,500
- Highly Commended US$500
- People’s Choice Prize US$1000
The deadlines for the 2024 competition are as follows:
- Deadline for receiving videos: Thursday 17th October 2024
- People's Choice opens: Monday 18th November 2024
- People's Choice closes: Monday 8 January 2025
- Winners announced week commencing 20th January 2025
Rules for video submission to U21 final
Please ensure you have reviewed the rules for the U21 Global 3MT competition.
- Application deadline
- Eligibility
Active Doctoral candidates who have successfully passed their confirmation milestone by the date of their first presentation (including thesis under submission) are eligible to participate in the U21 3MT competition. Graduates are not eligible.