4-Minute Doctoral Research Impact Competition

Make a 4-Minute Pitch on your Doctoral Research Impact

Win the Top Prize: $500 &
Travel funds to attend the next ASC Conference

 

2025 Competition Timeline

  • Registration: May 1-31, 2025
  • Mandatory Webinar: June 10, 2025, 11 AM US/EDT
  • 90-Sec Qualification Videos Due: June 27, 2025, 11:59 PM US/EDT
  • Invitations to Compete: July 14, 2025
  • Final Competition (Virtual): August 13, 2025, 11 AM US/EDT

Eligibility to Compete

  1. ASC Student member as of May 31, 2025. (Join now)
  2. Register to compete before May 31, 2025 (Registration Form)
  3. Enrolled in a Ph.D. Program and completed a minimum of two years at the time of registration per unofficial transcript.
  4. Must attend the June 10, 2025 webinar.
  5. Submit a qualification video (90 seconds) by June 27, 2025.
  6. If your video qualifies, you will be invited to make a 4-minute pitch at the Competition on August 13, 2025.
  7. All events will be online/virtual.

Webinar Presenters & Judges

  • Joan Fuller - Former Director, Office of the Secretary of Defense
  • John Michopoulos - Principal Scientist, Naval Research Laboratory
  • Mick Maher - Former DARPA Program Manager

Questions?

Contact Prof. Ozden Ochoa / Prof. Kishore Pochiraju
(asc dot competitions at gmail dot com)