UPEI Graduate Studies, along with the UPEI Graduate Students Association, and the UPEI Student Union will be hosting a 3MT (3 Minute Thesis) competition TONIGHT, 7 pm at The Wave. Nine UPEI grad students have just three minutes each to present their graduate research to a lay audience.First place will receive $200 and a trip to Memorial University to compete in the Regional 3MT competition. Second place will be $100.00 and third place will receive $50.00.

What Is 3 Minute Thesis? The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a skills development activity which challenges thesis-based graduate students to explain their research project to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes.