To be eligible to compete in MT180 you must:

• Be enrolled or have been enrolled in Manitoba in a Doctoral or Master’s degree program during the current academic year (September 2024 to August 2025) or have obtained their doctorate or diploma during the same academic year. (Master’s students are strongly encouraged to apply; however, only Doctoral candidates will be eligible for the Canadian and International final competitions).
• Be available to attend or present remotely at the the competition on March 4, 2025; or if not available for that date, pre-record your presentation at a pre-set time with the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
• Be available to present at the national final on May 7, 2025 if chosen as the local competition winner. 
• Be available to present at the International final (date to be determined, usually late October) if chosen as the national competition winner. 
• Students who have competed in 3MT are eligible to also compete in Ma thèse en 180 secondes. You cannot compete if you have previously won at a national competition for Ma thèse en 180 secondes.
• Do your presentation in French.
• If accepted as a challenger, provide a slide to accompany your presentation. Your slide must be submitted no less than ten days before the competition date and be static, in landscape orientation, with a maximum file size of 20 MB, in PowerPoint or PDF format).