ISU 3MT Competition Prepares Graduate Students for Success: Insights from the Organizers

KISU | By Jamon Anderson

Published September 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM MDT

Tracy Collum, interim Dean of the ISU Graduate School, and Amanda Bennett, graduate program manager, speak with KISU’s Jamon Anderson about the 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) competition at Idaho State University. The discussion covers the rules requiring graduate students to summarize their research in just three minutes with a single slide, the benefits and professional development opportunities for participants, and details about prize money, preparation workshops, and this year’s new travel assistance for students living over 90 miles from campus.

Insider sessions are held every week until the submission deadline on October 27. The event will be held on November 13, 2025.

For important dates, videos, rules, judging criteria, online submission form and much more visit www.isu.edu/3minutethesis/