Reminder: GSAS Threesis Academic Challenge (cash prize!)

A reminder about the GSAS Threesis Academic Challenge -- info below. This is a great contest and we hope you will get involved!

The deadline for this is technically past, but if you send a request to gsas.threesis@nyu.edu anytime before February 15th, you may still be eligible to participate.

Any questions should also go to gsas.threesis@nyu.edu.

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The GSAS Threesis Academic Challenge

Saturday, April 9, 2011

The Threesis Challenge is an academic competition for GSAS master's students. Students present the work of their thesis or final project (eg. creative project, science experiment or research paper) to a panel of three faculty judges in accessible language a non-expert can understand in three minutes or less. Competitors are judged on how well they grasp the subject of their thesis, their ability to discuss the topic to non-experts and presentation skills. Students compete for a grand prize of $1,000 and other prizes while learning to organize ideas and speak about them persuasively in a fun, academic atmosphere. This competition is adopted from the Three Minute Thesis Challenge currently taking place in Australia and New Zealand. The Master's College is proud to bring this "American Idol" style academic competition to this hemisphere.

To request an application or get involved in this competition please email gsas.threesis@nyu.edu

Eligibility

You must:
Be a master's student in the Graduate School of Arts and Science
Have a thesis advisor or final project advisor
Have a working title for your thesis or final project

Students graduating in the 2010-2011 academic year are eligible to apply.