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3MT Events
To participate in SFU 3MT Finals, you must first compete in your faculty 3MT event or the Open Wildcard Heat. If you are a winner in your heat, you will be invited to compete in the SFU 3MT Finals. SFU Finalists are then invited to participate in regional events.
Faculty Heats
| Date & Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, Feb 27 9:30am - 12:00pm |
Big Data Hub (ASB 10900) | Apply by Feb 13 (closed now) |
Organizer's Contact: fas_grad_coordinator@sfu.ca
Cash Prizes:
- First Place - $600*
- Runner Up - $200*
- People's Choice Award - $200
*The top two winners determined by the judge's scoring will advance to the SFU Final to compete for cash prizes and the chance to represent SFU at the Western Regional and National Competitions.
| Date & Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, Mar. 6, 1:00 - 3:00pm |
Big Data Hub (ASB 10900) | Apply by Mar 1 |
Organizer's Contact: fasssec@sfu.ca
Cash Prizes:
- First Place - $400
- Second Place - $200
- People's Choice Award - $200
| Date & Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD |
TBD |
Organizer's Contact:
Cash Prizes:
| Date & Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| March 27 5:00 - 6:30pm |
Education Building, SFU Burnaby (room TBA) |
Apply by Thursday, March 21 |
Organizer's Contact: educedd@sfu.ca
Cash Prizes:
- First Place $400
- Runner up $250
- People's Choice $150
| Date & Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, Mar 18 | RCB 6136 |
Apply by Friday, Mar 8 |
Organizer's Contact: lauriew@sfu.ca
Cash Prizes:
- First Place $400
- Second Place $200
- People's Choice $150
| Date & Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD |
TBD |
Organizer's Contact:
Cash Prizes:
| Date & Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, Mar 6, 11:30 - 2:00 pm | SSB 7172 | TBD |
Organizer's Contact: sci_adgs@sfu.ca
Cash Prizes:
Graduate Studies 3MT
Wildcard
| Date & Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, March 14 12:30 - 1:30 pm |
Big Data Hub (ASB 10900) | TBD |
The wildcard competition is open to graduate students who can't attend their faculty heat or whose faculty did not have a heat. Participants are only allowed to compete once in either their faculty heat or the wildcard competition. Students will participate in person/live.
Organizer's Contact: Charity Slobod at gpsprod@sfu.ca
Deadline to submit Title Slide + Presentation Slide: TBA
Finals
| Date & Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, April 4 12:30 - 2:30 pm |
Big Data Hub (ASB 10900) |
Deadline: April 3 |
The winners of each faculty heat and the Wildcard heat will be invited to compete in the SFU 3MT Finals.
WESTERN REGIONALS
Organized by the Western Canadian Deans of Graduate Studies (WCDGS), up to 17 graduate students from Western Canadian Deans' Agreement participating universities are eligible to participate. The top three competitors at the Western Regional 3MT Competition will go on to compete at the National Canadian Competition.
NATIONALS
Sponsored by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS), three graduate students will move forward from the Western Regional competition to the nationals.