Three Minute Thesis

Registration

To register for your faculty or a wildcard heat, please click the link for that particular event under the Faculty Heats section below. If you have questions, please contact Charity Slobod at gpsprod@sfu.ca.

2023 Competition: April 5 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Big Data HUb (asb 10900)

SFU Finals will be held live (in-person) along with an option to view online.
More details to come!

Curious about last year? Watch the 2022 finalist videos

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SFU Wildcard Heat

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
12:30 pm

Register by March 21

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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Faculty Heats

If your faculty is not listed below, you can participate in 3MT by signing up to the wildcard heat (more info below).

Faculty of Applied Sciences

Date & Time Location Registration  
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
In-Person:
Big Data Hub (ASB 10900)
Register by Monday, February 13 (11:59 pm PST): www.sfu.ca/fas/3mt/registration

Deadline for Title Slide + Presentation Slide: Monday, February 20
Organizer's Contact:
Jess Dela Cruz (fasevent@sfu.ca)
Learn More: www.sfu.ca/fas/3mt

Cash prizes:

  • First place winner: $600
  • Second place winner: $200
  • People's choice winner: $200

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Date & Time Location Registration Deadline
Thursday, March 9, 2023
1:00 - 3:00 pm
In-Person:
Big Data Hub (ASB 10900)
Register by Monday, February 27: https://websurvey.sfu.ca/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WebSurvey.woa/wa/survey?417158973

Organizer's Contact: fasssec@sfu.ca

Judges:

  • TBA

Cash prizes:

  • First place winner: $400
  • Second place winner: $200
  • People's choice winner: $200

Faculty of Communication, Art & Technology

Date & Time Location Submission Deadline
TBD TBD TBD

Organizer's Contact: fcateng@sfu.ca

Cash prizes:

  • First place winner: $400
  • Second place winner: $150
  • People's choice winner: $100

Faculty of Education

Date & Time Location Registration Deadline
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 4:30 - 6:00 pm  Education Learning Hub (EDB 8620) Wednesday, March 22, 2023

 


Deadline for Title Slide + Presentation Slide (if different than registration deadline): 
Friday, March 24, 2023
Registration Link: 
https://tinyurl.com/2p86fc3d
Organizer's Contact:
educdoc@sfu.ca

 

 

Cash prizes:

  • First place winner: $400
  • Second place winner: $250
  • People's choice winner: $150

Faculty of Environment

Date & Time Location Registration  
Thursday, March 16, 2023
3:00 - 5:00 pm
In-Person:
RCB 6136
Register by Thursday, March 9 (11:59 pm PST): www.sfu.ca/fenv/events/three-minute-thesis-2023-competition

Deadline for Title Slide + Presentation Slide: Tuesday, March 14
Organizer's Contact:
 lauriew@sfu.ca
Learn More: www.sfu.ca/fenv/events/three-minute-thesis-2023-competition

Cash prizes:

  • First place winner: $400
  • Second place winner: $200
  • People's choice winner: $150

Faculty of Health Sciences

Date & Time Location Registration Deadline
N/A N/A N/A

Organizer's Contact:

Faculty of Science

Date & Time Location Participant Registration Deadline Participant Reigstration Link

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 12:30 - 4:30 pm

TBD TBD TBD

Organizer's Contact: sfuscienceoutreach@sfu.ca

Cash Prizes

  • First place winner: $500
  • Second place winner: $200
  • People's choice winner: $200

 

Host: TBA

Judges:TBA

«Ma thèse en 180 secondes »

Vous êtes un.e étudiant.e à la maitrise ou au doctorat qui peut s’exprimer en français? Participez au concours «Ma thèse en 180 secondes »!

En collaboration avec l’Université de l’Alberta, le Campus Saint-Jean et le Centre de la francophonie de UBC, le Bureau des affaires francophones et francophiles de SFU présentera la première édition de la finale de l'Ouest (AB, C-B) de #MT180», qui se déroulera en ligne le mercredi, 5 mai!

Wildcard Heat

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.

Date & Time of Event Location Registration Deadline
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
12:30 pm
In-Person:
Big Data Hub (ASB 10900)
Register by Tuesday, March 21 (12:00 pm PST/Noon)

Organizer's Contact: Charity Slobod at gpsprod@sfu.ca
Deadline to submit Title Slide + Presentation Slide: Tuesday, March 21 (12:00 pm PST/Noon)

Open Registration
February 27, 2023; 12:00 PM (PST) - March 21, 2023; 12:00 PM (PST)

SFU Final

The winner and runner up from each heat will proceed to the university wide final to compete for the top prize. A People's Choice winner will also be selected by the audience at the final.

Date & Time Location  
April 5, 2023, 12:30-2:00 pm Big Data Hub (ASB 10900)
 

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Western Regional Competition

We'll fly SFU's winner to the 3MT Western Regional Competition.

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. 

Date Host
Thursday, May 25, 2023
University of Saskatchewan

Please note that non-thesis students are not able to compete in the Western Regional. The top SFU thesis-based student finalist will proceed to the Western Regionals.

National 3MT Virtual Competition

Sponsored by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS), three graduate students will move forward from the Western Regional competition to the nationals.

Date Contact  
TBD
TBD