3 Minute Thesis
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The 3 Minute Thesis competition celebrates graduate student scholarship, cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills and supports students’ capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a lay audience.
Join us for the final 3MT competition on April 17, 2025 in the Hauck Auditorium at Traitel from 4-6pm. The competition will be emceed by President Jon Levin. Reception and award ceremony to follow.


Who is Eligible?
- Current Stanford graduate students who have successfully advanced to candidacy by the start of the fall quarter. Students can check My Academic Path (MAP) for candidacy qualification.
- Presentations must be based on original dissertation research, showcase new knowledge, and provide research results.
Submission Process / Dates
- Application opens on December 2.
- To enter the competition, graduate students must submit a three-minute (maximum) video file of their presentation. Please note: Submissions will not be judged on the video recording quality or editing capabilities.
- Video submissions are due January 20.
- 10 finalists will be selected by February 17.
- Finalists must be available to present in the final competition on April 17, 2025, from 4-6pm.
Questions?
For more information, contact us at 3minutethesis@stanford.edu.
Learn More
Watch this video of Rachel Stumpf, Academic Coach at CTL, sharing her experience as a participant in 3MT during her time at UC Irvine.