Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania have joined to host the first annual CHOP/Penn Science Slam Competition.  

All researchers, including faculty, researchers-in-training, students, and research staff, are invited to compete for monetary prizes and institutional recognition.

The Science Slam Competition will follow guidelines established by Three Minute Thesis (3MT). 3MT develops the ability of researchers to communicate the significance and outcomes of their projects in a short space of time and was designed to give researchers an important career advantage. 

This competition is open to all in the CHOP and Penn community, with monetary prizes awarded to competition winners in the following categories: 

• Research Faculty Award (including instructors and comparable faculty-level titles)—$400 prize
• Predoctoral Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Fellow Award (including physician fellows and other non-faculty doctoral-level researchers-in-training)—$400 prize
• Research Staff Award (all other CHOP and Penn researchers, including undergraduate students)—$400 prize
• Audience Choice Award (for best in-person presentation at the Awards Ceremony)—$400 prize

Competitors will submit a recording of their Science Slam presentation in late January for evaluation by program judges. Participants and winners will be celebrated at the Awards Ceremony and 100th Anniversary Celebration Lunch on March 7, 2023. 

Register as a Science Slam Competitor by January 13, 2023. Learn more and register to compete.