If you are chosen as one of ten finalists, you will be invited to present your three-minute thesis in front of a live audience on Thursday, February 18, 2027, 6:30-8 pm in the Ball Brother’s Hospitality Suite in Emens Auditorium. The first-place winner of the 3MT competition will also represent Ball State at the MAGS (Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools) Conference in Minneapolis, MN, March 24-26, 2027. All expenses paid!
The first-place winner of the competition will receive $1,000. The second-place winner will receive $700. The third-place and People’s Choice winners will each receive $500. Prize money will be issued to the student's account.
Check out the BSU 3MT websitethat walks through tips and tricks to create a great presentation! Eligibility requirements to compete are simple. Students must: - Be enrolled in a master's or doctoral program any time during the 2026-2027 academic year.
- Be working on an original project attached to a program requirement or class. This does not need to be a formal thesis or dissertation, but it does need to be based on a student's original work.
- Have some preliminary data collected on their project by the time they compete.