MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge
Summarized from Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)'s official page. Nichable isn't affiliated with this program; confirm details on the official page before applying. How we verify listings
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- Deadline
- Rolling / no deadline
- Status
- Opening soon
- Grade levels
- Grades 11-12
- Difficulty
- High
- Location
- Remote
- How to apply
- Members only
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About
A free, internet-based applied-math competition for high school juniors and seniors. Teams of 3–5 students have 14 hours over one weekend to build a mathematical model of a real-world problem and write up their solution. More than $100,000 in scholarship prizes is awarded each year, with the champion team winning $20,000.
Who can apply
Students in grades 11–12.
Open to high school juniors and seniors in the U.S. (including territories and DoDEA schools) and sixth-form students ages 16–19 in England and Wales. Teams of 3–5 with a teacher-coach; up to two teams per school. Completely free to register and compete.