Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a competition for thesis-based graduate students in which participants present their scholarly and creative activity and its wider impact in 3 minutes or less.

This competition offers a unique opportunity for graduate students from all disciplines, pushing them to consolidate their ideas and crystallize their research discoveries while communicating across disciplines within the university and to the broader public. Presenting in a 3MT competition increases the capacity of graduate students to effectively explain their scholarly and creative activity in a clear and concise manner, and in a language appropriate to a general audience.

Polytechnique Montréal's internal competition is open to students enrolled in the master's and doctoral programs, but only the winner of the doctoral program will represent the School at the national finals.

How to participate?

From now until February 6, 2024, send your presentation text to etudes.superieures@polymtlca.

Dates to remember

• February 2, 2024: Training proposed by Acfas for doctoral students wishing to participate in the competition (registration available here)
• February 6, 2024: Deadline for registration. Presentation text to be sent to etudes.superieures@polymtl.ca
• March 28, 2024: Internal competition at the Bernard Lamarre amphitheater
• May 15, 2024: National final of Ma thèse en 180 secondes, which will take place during the 91^th Congress of Acfas at Ottawa
• Place and date to be confirmed: Three Minute Thesis National Finals

Find all the information about the competition on the Graduate Studies page, under the heading "My thesis in 180 seconds".

Prizes and jury

The Direction des affaires académiques et de l'expérience étudiante (DAEE) and the Association étudiante des cycles supérieurs de Polytechnique (AÉCSP) are organizing this internal selection contest reserved for Polytechnique students. The winners of the contest will be determined by a jury composed of members of the Polytechnique faculty and the Quebec scientific media.

For each version of the contest (French and English), the prizes are:

• 1^st prize: $500 and participation in the grand finale of Acfas (French) and ACES (English)
•  2^nd prize: $250
• 3^rd prize: $150
• Public prize awarded by audience vote