Active PhD candidates who have passed their Confirmation of Candidature milestone by the date of their first presentation.
Masters by Research and pre-confirmation PhD candidates who are active in program can participate in the School and College level competition but cannot advance to the RMIT® 3MT Final.
Refer to the Three Minute Thesis eligibility criteria for more details.
Important Information about the 2020 3MT competition
This year's competition will be a Virtual 3MT, with each participant submitting a video entry instead of presenting their research live to the judges.
Don't worry if you're not a film and editing whizz! You won't be judged on the quality of your video or editing capabilities - the judging panel will be judging you only based on the quality of your presentation, your ability to communicate to non-specialist audiences and your powerpoint slide.
You will compete with other candidates from your School or College in the initial heats, and the winners of the School/College heats will then compete in the RMIT Final on 1st September 2020.
All levels of the competition will be conducted virtually by video submission to ensure that people are not disadvantaged by technical issues or internet connection problems.