3MT at Texas A&M University

3MT season represents a prime professional development opportunity for graduate students. Participating can help students sharpen their research focus, improve their research communications skills, and perfect their elevator pitch while competing for up to $1,500 in prize money. 

See why competing in Texas A&M's Three Minute Thesis competition might be the best professional development decision you could ever make.



3MT 2026 - Coming Soon

Stay tuned for information about the 2026–2027 3MT Competition Season.

3MT 2025

Presenter on stage speaking in front of a slide titled “Modular Robotics: Bridging Science Fiction to Reality,” showing control theory, optimization, machine learning, and application diagrams.Group photo of finalists and organizers onstage at the 13th Annual Three Minute Thesis Competition Final.Group of students posing with a large trophy in front of a Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences backdrop.Participants on a stage beside a colorful prize wheel, with a screen behind them showing Three Minute Thesis photos.Two women hold a trophy in front of a Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences backdrop.Presenter wearing a headset mic speaks on stage in front of a projected slide with green indicator graphics.Presenter stands onstage in front of a slide titled “From Helicopters to Habitat: Mapping Javelina Across Southern Texas,” showing a javelina photo and two maps.Two people shake hands onstage during a Three Minute Thesis Competition awards presentation.Group of students posing with thumbs up in front of a Texas A&M Graduate and Professional School 3MT event backdrop.