A free, internet-based applied math contest run by SIAM in which teams of three to five high school students build a mathematical model of a real-world problem. Once a team downloads the problem, it has exactly 14 continuous hours to submit a solution during Challenge weekend. Teams compete for scholarships from a pool of over $100,000, with $20,000 for the champion team, and extra awards go to teams coding mainly in MATLAB.
Offered by SIAM. Competition for high school students in USA. Format: Online. Cost: Free. Grades 11–12. Deadline: rolling or not yet announced.
Fields: Math, Data Science, Modeling, STEM
Info checked October 2026.
No date is posted for the 2026-27 cycle yet. Check the official page for when applications open.
Yes. MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge is free to take part in.
High school students in grades 11 to 12. It runs online. Age, residency and citizenship rules are on the official page.
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