• McMaster students must be registered in a Masters (thesis or MRP only) or PhD program at the time of the 3MT^® competition at McMaster, and must have made substantial progress on their research and analysis. Course-based Masters students are ineligible.
• PhD and Masters students who have defended, but have not yet graduated, are eligible.
• 3MT^® presentations must represent the primary research the student conducted in his/her graduate program.
• Presenters must agree to be video-recorded, and to allow those recordings to be made public and posted on the Graduate Studies website.
• Presenters must have registered using the online registration form run by Reviewer, and received confirmation of a place from the School of Graduate Studies.
• Presenters must be available to present, in person. To advance in the competition, heat winners must also be available to present, in person, at the McMaster School of Graduate Studies final. The final will be held on March 19 at 2 p.m.
• The Winner will be expected to represent McMaster at the Ontario 3MT^®competition on April 15, 2020, at McMaster University.