Terms & Conditions

The USM 3MT competition is open to:

1. All active USM PhD students; and
2. Must be in the second year of study and above. Those who have been endorsed as GRADUATED either before/during the competition are automatically disqualified. Qualified participants will be notified by IPS. Disclaimer:  IPS has the right to shortlist the participants.
3. Presentations are limited to 3 minutes and participants exceeding 3 minutes are disqualified.
4. Presentations are considered to have commenced when a participants starts their presentation through speech (timing does not include the 3MT title slide and commences from when the participants starts speaking, not the start of the video).
5. A single static slide is permitted in the presentation (no slide transitions, animations or 'movement' of any description). This slide must be made visible continously throughout the presentation.
6. The 3-minute audio must be continuous - no sound edits or breaks.
7. No additional props (e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment and animated backgrounds) are permitted within the recording. Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g. no poems, raps or songs).
8. No additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) are permitted within the video recording.
9. The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.
10. Entries submitted for final adjudication are to be submitted from the School/Centre/Institute to 3MT Event Coordinator in IPS. Participants should not submit their videos directly to 3MT Coordinator.

VIDEOS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

• Filmed on the horizontal (landscape).
• Filmed on a plain background.
• Filmed from a static position.
• Filmed from one camera angle.
• Contain a 3MT title slide.
• Contain a 3MT PowerPoint slide (top right corner/right side/cut to).
• Video format is in MP4 format. Click the following link for an example: https://youtu.be/dfxZqvhUKDA 

*NOTES: School/Centre/Institute are highly encouraged to held a selection process before submitting candidates for the competition. School/Centre/Institute can send a maximum of 3 participations.