If you have or are currently working on one, you know the countless (literally, you stop counting) hours you invest into completing your thesis/major research project. How, for the love of brevity, are you supposed to condense that into something summative, engaging, and exciting that you can present to an audience in three minutes or less?

You can and you should, and then you should submit to present at the University of Windsor’s Three Minute Thesis competition. Mostly because it’s a noble endeavour to refine your work so that it can reach a larger audience efficiently. Oh, right: also because you could win $1000 dollars in the process. That’s yours to spend as you see fit. Read more about the contest in the CFP from the Faculty of Graduate Studies below:

2014 Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT®)

We are very excited to announce that the Faculty of Graduate Studies will once again be holding the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition for graduate students in Spring 2014.

The competition challenges graduate students to present their research to a non-specialist audience in an engaging way. Students have just three minutes and one slide to present a compelling presentation on their thesis, major research paper, or dissertation topic and its significance.

Key dates from the UWindsor 2014 competition: