3Minutes to Share

Honors College 3Minutes to Share

Undergraduate students at UNT have three minutes to present their thesis or dissertation. With just one PowerPoint slide, students must present their methodologies, research, and its significance to a general audience. 3Minutes to Share is modeled on the 3Minute Thesis competition of the Toulouse Graduate School.

Award

1st Place receives $450, 2nd Place receives $350, and 3rd Place receives $250. A panel of interdisciplinary judges selected by Dr. James Duban, the Associate Dean for Research and National Scholarships for TAMS and the Honors College at UNT, will judge the selections. 

Participation Guide

  • All UNT students are encouraged to participate and do not need to be members of the Honors College. 
  • Videos must be submitted as .avi, .mov or .mp4 files to upload to the application.
  • A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted. No slide transitions, animations or 'movement' of any description are allowed. The slide is to be presented from the beginning of the oration.
  • No additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) are permitted.
  • No additional props (e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment) are permitted, unless students are illustrating research in the areas of music or theater.
  • Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum and competitors exceeding 3 minutes are disqualified.
  • Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g. no poems, raps, or songs), unless one’s research has been in creative writing or music.
  • Presentations in creative writing or music may include brief artistic insertion (of poetry, narrative, or song) that may serve to illustrate the research topic. 
  • Presentations are considered to have commenced when students start their presentation through either movement or speech.
  • The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.
  • All presenters are invited to the poster presentations at Scholars Day on April 2nd at 2:30 pm and the reception at 3:30 pm. The multiple raffles will be held starting at 2:30pm. Raffle winner must be present to win.

Application

Students must fill out the application for the 3Minutes to Share Competition and upload their finished video by February 15.
 

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