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Three Minute Thesis
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 |
|---|---|---|
| TBD |
Organizer's Contact: fas_grad_coordinator@sfu.ca
Cash Prizes:
- First Place -
- Runner Up -
- People's Choice Award -
*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 |
|---|---|---|
| TBD |
Organizer's Contact: fasssec@sfu.ca
Cash Prizes:
- First Place -
- Second Place -
- People's Choice Award -
| Date & Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD |
TBD |
Organizer's Contact:
Cash Prizes:
- First Place -
- Second Place -
- People's Choice -
| Date & Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| TBD |
Organizer's Contact: educedd@sfu.ca
Cash Prizes:
- First Place -
- Runner up -
- People's Choice -
| Date & Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| TBD |
Organizer's Contact: lauriew@sfu.ca
Cash Prizes:
- First Place -
- Second Place -
- People's Choice -
| Date & Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| TBD |
Organizer's Contact:
Cash Prizes:
- First Place -
- Second Place -
- People's Choice -
| Date & Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| TBD |
Organizer's Contact: sci_adgs@sfu.ca
Cash Prizes:
- First Place -
- Second Place -
- People's Choice -
Ma thèse en 180 secondes (MT180)
French speaking master's and doctoral students can compete in the Ma thèse en 180 secondes (MT180) competition, even if you're participating in a Faculty Heat!
| Date & Time | Location | Registration /More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, Mar 21, Time TBD | SFU TBD | TBD |
Timeline of Events:
- December 11, 2024: MT180 information session in French-speaking Canada
- Early February — date to be confirmed: Introductory session to prepare for MT180
- February 14, 2025: Training offered by Acfas for doctoral students wishing to participate in the competition
- March 21, 2025: My Thesis in 180 Seconds Western Finals at Simon Fraser University
- May 7, 2025: National final of My thesis in 180 seconds, which will take place as part of the 92nd Acfas Congress in Montreal.
More Information & Updates:
https://www.sfu.ca/baff-offa/fr/nouvelles-et-evenements/evenements/MT180.html
Graduate Studies 3MT
Wildcard
| Date & Time | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, March 13 12:30 - 1:30 pm |
TBD | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| (Tentative) Thursday, April 10 |
TBD |
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.