Three Minute Thesis Competition The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition held at universities around the world. Developed by The University of Queensland, the 3MT® competition cultivates students’ academic, presentation and research communication skills by challenging them to explain the significance of their research projects to a general audience in three minutes or less. Table of Contents Toggle The 3MT® Competition at Truman 2026 Competition at Truman Rules Prize Money Registration STEP 1: Step 2: Previous Competitions at Truman Videos The 3MT® Competition at Truman The 3MT® competition highlights original graduate-level research, including a master’s thesis. Currently enrolled master’s students at À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ are eligible to participate in the University’s 3MT® competition. The winner attends the . 2026 Competition at Truman DATE: Friday, February 27, 2026 TIME: 3:30 p.m. LOCATION: Violette Hall 1010 Rules The competition at Truman will be an in-person event.Ìý For your three-minute presentation, please follow the guidelines set forth at: You will need to register to convey your interest in participating in the competition. After you have registered, you will need to upload an introductory slide and a presentation slide. Your presentation slide should adhere to the guidelines found on the . Prize Money First place: $75 gift card Second place: $50 gift card Registration STEP 1: You will need to register to convey your interest by submitting your name, email, title of your research, and name of your faculty research mentor by midnight on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. Step 2: After you have registered, you will need to upload two slides by 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. Please create your slides in PowerPoint format so that details and formatting are not lost in conversion. Slide No. 1: This introductory slide should include your name, title of presentation, faculty research mentor, and department.Ìý This helps the judges and audience know who you are. Please use Ìýfor your introductory slide. Slide No. 2: This is your actual presentation slide.Ìý It should represent your research. Previous Competitions at Truman 2022 2021 2020 2019 Videos For more information, contact: Dr. Julia Edgar Department of Communication Disorders Ìýjedgar@truman.edu Ìý(660) 785-4255