Three Minute Thesis
Pre-selection
As in previous years, a pre-selection will be set up to allow all students wishing to participate in the competition to present their oral presentation in order to be chosen by the jury to participate in the institutional final.
All candidates registered for the pre-selection will be able to present their oral presentation to the jury. Subsequently, the jury will retain only the 20 best candidates in total from the two competitions for the institutional final.
The pre-selection will be held on Thursday, Decembre 3rd, 2026, starting at 10:00 am. The candidates from the pre-selection will be judged by a jury of three members. Only 20 candidates will be able to subsequently participate in the institutional final on Friday, March 12, 2027.
Institutional Final
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, the English equivalent of Ma thèse en 180 secondes, will be held on Friday, March 12, 2027 at 1:30 PM, at UdeM. The 3MT competition will also be Web-broadcast on the UdeM’s YouTube Channel.
The Three Minute Thesis competition is open to all students enrolled in a master’s or doctoral research program. It provides them with an opportunity to present their research in lay terms to a diverse and secular audience. The presentation must be in English.
- Doctoral students must have completed a minimum of two (2) years of study in their program and must be in the writing phase.
- Master's students must have completed a minimum of one (1) year of study in their program.
The winner of the competition will be awarded a $500 prize and will be invited to represent Université de Montréal at the Eastern Regional Competition, held by CAGS, that will take place in June 2027.
Come demonstrate your communication skills in this science outreach exercise essential to all student-researchers. Your presentation will benefit from a wide public visibility to promote your research.
| Registration Deadline | Octobre 29, 2026, 11:59 PM |
Date of pre-selection | Decembre 3, 2026, at 10:00 am |
| Date of institutional final (by invitation only) | March 12, 2027, at 1:30 pm, immediately after the presentations of Ma thèse en 180 secondes competition |
| First Prize | $500 |
| Second Prize | $250 |
| Public's Choice Award | $250 (one prize for both competition) |
Vote
Candidates will be evaluated by a jury drawn from the university community. The audience can attend the event in person or online via UdeM’s YouTube Channel, and will have the chance to vote to determine the Public’s Choice Award winner. All details on the voting process will be announced at the time of the competition on March 12, 2027.