The competition is open to all doctoral students enrolled in the 2^nd year or later of a U.Porto doctoral programme. Doctoral students must not have graduated before the date of the final competition.

Students enrolled in the 1^st cycle (Bachelor degrees) and 2^nd cycle (Master degrees) of studies are not eligible.

If you want to participate in the U.Porto 3MT®, you must register from 1 December 2023 by accessing the registration form link available on the competition website

Application form

Check your institutional email regularly, as from 8 January 2024 you will receive your login details to submit your video of up to 3 minutes on Moodle (using Panopto®).

To complete your application, as well as completing the registration form, you will also need to submit the video presenting your research.

Please see the questions below.

The presentation should focus on the research you are currently working on for your PhD, not something you have worked on in the past. In addition, the work presented should reflect your own original research for your thesis, not research carried out at the request of a faculty member or a research project in which you are involved.

No. The eligibility criteria are those defined in the questions below, i.e. to be a doctoral student enrolled in the 2^nd or subsequent years of a doctoral programme at U.Porto and to submit a video of up to 3 minutes with the characteristics indicated.

Visit the competition website for detailed information about the initiative, the calendar and to download the available Handbook.

You can participate in U.Porto 3MT® again, as long as the content of your presentation is new.

There is no set dress code. However, we recommend wearing whatever is most comfortable for you, bearing in mind that the important thing is to get your message across to the Evaluation Committee members and the jury without distracting elements.

– It must be no longer than 3 minutes (videos longer than 3 minutes will be disqualified). Please note that the time is counted from the beginning of the presentation to the end;

– The time is counted from the moment the candidate starts the presentation to the moment he/she finishes;

– The presentation must be in English;

– The presentation must be spoken (no poems, raps, or songs);

– Only one static slide is allowed (no transitions, animation, or movement of any kind). Note: The slide is optional.

– The video must be shot from a single angle and from a static position. Zooming in or out from the static position is acceptable;

– The audio of the video submitted must be continuous, without cuts, edits, stops, etc;

– The use of other aids such as laser pointers, costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment, and animated backgrounds is not permitted;

– Electronic devices are not allowed during the recording of the video (for sound or video output);

– Acceptable video formats are: mp4, wmv, avi.

U.Porto 3MT® includes the participation in the Science Communication Training and the participation in the Final Competition in person. As for the Science Communication Training, it is recommended but not compulsory. As for the personal participation in the Final competition, it consists of a 3-minute presentation and corresponds to the moment when the finalists compete against each other.  If you are unable to attend on the day of the Final, you will be disqualified from the competition.

The finalist will be disqualified.

Yes, there are two cash prizes: one for the winner and one for the runner-up.