OHIO students encouraged to participate in OSCARS and Three Minute Thesis competitions in spring semester

Undergraduate and graduate students at Ohio University are encouraged to participate in the OSCARS Impact and Three Minute Thesis® competitions.

Both competitions will be held in February 2025 and are based on the Three Minute Thesis® (3MT) event, which was founded by The University of Queensland in 2008.

In the competitions, students are challenged to present essential findings and details of their research/creative projects in three minutes or less and with only one Power Point slide.

The key is for students to consolidate their projects into three minutes, with one slide, and still convey the impact to a general audience. Therefore, it is essential that entrants have completed a significant portion of their projects prior to the competitions so they can convey the impact of their efforts and the outcomes of their project.

For both competitions, prizes are $2,000 (first place), $1,000 (second place), $500 (third place) and $250 for each remaining finalist.

OSCARS Impact Prize: For undergraduate Students

Registration opens on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at 9 a.m. and will be capped at 32 registrants.

• Semi-Finals: Feb. 18 and Feb. 20, 2025
• Finals: Feb. 27, 2025

Prizes are provided by OHIO graduate and current OHIO employee Mike DiBenedetto. For more information, see https://www.ohio.edu/research/oscars-impact-prize.

For additional information, or to request accommodations, contact: Roxanne Male’-Brune at male-bru@ohio.edu.

About the Three Minute Thesis® (3MT)

Registration opens on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at 9 a.m. and will be capped at 32 registrants.

• Semi-Finals: Feb. 11 and Feb. 13, 2025
• Finals: Feb. 19, 2025

Prizes for 3MT are provided by OHIO graduate Dr. Rene Paulson, founder of Elite Research LLC. For more information, visit https://www.ohio.edu/graduate/current-students/three-minute-thesis.

For additional information, or to request accommodations, contact: Nathan Blackburn at blackburnn@ohio.edu.