| | Grades | Team Size | Prizes | Fee | Deadline | Description |
| Online Math League | levels from 2nd grade through Algebra | 4 or more | Medals and plaques to the top 10%
30-min. Medals to top 2 scorers of each team. | $99/team or $39/individual | First contest to be taken anytime in November, so register before that | Can be done individually as well
Online practice tests available with feedback and suggestions. 3 contests per year (Nov., Jan., March). Test of 15 challenging multiple-choice questions. |
| Continental Mathematics League | Grades 2 through Calculus. Students may participate at their current grade (age) level or a higher grade level. | Unlimited | 5 certificates and 2 medals per team. Also national and regional awards for individuals and teams.
| $75-$85/team | Registration deadline 10/13/09 | 3-5 meets per year. Meets are 30-40 min. long and have 6-8 questions. Students work individually. Top 6 scores are sent in as the team score. |
| Educontest | 3rd grade through high school (10 levels available) | 3 or more students in the same grade level of math | Certificates (top 3 students per school) and trophies (top students in 10-school divisions). | $80 per subject level (eg., algebra 1, geometry), plus $6 S&H | Registration 10/31/09
Test dates 11/5, 12/3, 2/4, and 3/4 | 4 tests per year taken at school. Homeschool groups may participate; register together under a group or homeschool name. |
| Power Test | Age 20 and younger (not enrolled in college) | 1-8 | Awards: ?? |
$40/team ($60/team late registration) | 11/14/08 (late registration 12/12/08)
Event date: 1/23/09 - 1/31/09
| One week to complete test together at own location. Test presents an interesting definition or advanced concept and team must prove several results relating to it. Sponsored by Princeton University Math Club.
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| American Math Challenge | Ages 9-14 | one school class or homeschool group
| Trophies, medals, certificates, visit by Scott Flansburg, Guiness World Record Holder, to your school. | Free | Registration by 11/7/09; online practice 11/2 - 11/8; online challenge 11/9 - 11/16 | Online math game you play against others in real time. |
| Math Olympiads | 4th-6th, 6th-8th | 1-35 | Certificates (all participants), trophy (team high scorer), patches, pins, bronze medallion for perfect scores | $89 ($125 outside of USA) | September 30th registration deadline
| 5 monthly contests with detailed solutions. 8 newsletters help sponsor organize the team. Receive free problems and solutions from previous years. |
MATHCOUNTS | 6th/7th/8th | 4 | Top four individuals at each local meet move on to state/national finals. | Materials are FREE. Annual competition is $20. | Participation- no deadline. Competition- registration deadline postmarked 12/31/09 | Extensive free materials available for coaching strengthen students' analytical skills. Teams may also participate at meets. |
| eCybermission | 6th-9th grade | 3-4, all in same grade | $2,000 - $5,000 savings bonds | Free | Registration deadline 12/18/09. Register by 9/30/09 to receive a bonus item in the Welcome Kit.
Mission folder due 2/26/10
National Event June 2010. | Conduct a web-based, team science project, using science, math and technology to solve a problem in your community. |
MathNotations Online Contests
| Any
| Team of 1-6 people | Recognition
| Free
| Any date between 10/12/09 - 10/16/09
(other contests available periodically as well)
| Need special approval to participate alone, without a team. Topics include 2nd year algebra, geometry, number theory and middle school math. Some questions are open-ended and require careful justification.
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International Mathematics Tournament of Towns | 7th-12th grades | As many as you want from one city. | Recognition | $65 or more per city (depends on city's population) | ? | Contest has 2 stages (autumn and spring) and 2 levels (easier and harder). Score is based on best score of the 4 papers per year. Scores are based on points for best three questions on each paper. USA Contact names: Harold Reiter HBREITER@uncc.edu or Stephen Davis stdavis@davidson.edu in Charlotte, NC area. |
| Purple Comet Math Meet | Middle school, high school | 1-6 (Do not need to go to same school or be in same town) | Certificates | Free | Registration opens 2/1/10;
Event 4/12/10 - 4/18/10 | Teams work together at own facility to solve 15-25 problems in 60-90 min. Contest categories for large schools, small schools, and students from multiple schools (or homeschools). Adult supervisor required. |
| The Harvard/MIT Mathematics Tournament | High School (middle school students may also participate) | 1-8 | Prizes given to top 10 individuals and top 5 teams. | $10/student (late registration $15/student) | Registration deadline 12/1/2009. Late registration 2/1/2010. Event in February. | Held at MIT and at Harvard in alternate years. Challenging and entertaining. One of the largest math competitions in the USA. Individual and team rounds. |
| Siemens Competition | High school students | Up to 3 | $1,000-$100,000 scholarships per team member for regional and national winners. | Free | Deadline 10/1/09 5PM | The leading science and mathematics research-based competition for high school students in the United States. Enter as individuals or teams. See also the Siemens Foundation website. |
| Moody's Mega Math Challenge |
11th and 12th grades | 3-5 students | Teams share prizes of $1,000 - $20,000 in scholarship money; opportunity for summer internship with Moody's Corporation | Free | Registration deadline March 2, 2009
Challenge date is either Saturday or Sunday, March 7 & 8, 2009 | Only for students in the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington D.C. Team has 14 hours to work together to complete an assigned problem at the place of their choice |
High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM) | High School | 1-4 | Recognition and certificates | $75/team | Registration deadline 11/6/09 @ 2PM | Work at own facility on real-world problem, during one consecutive thirty-six hour period. Solutions are submitted for centralized judging. |
| Mandelbrot Team Play | under age 20 | 4 | Award ribbons, other prizes (eg. t-shirts). This is a highly respected contest so the recognition for a high score is valuable. | $32 for 4 students; $8 for each additional 4 | Registration 11/17/09-12/31/09 2009-2010 Event dates: 1/4-1/17, 2/1-2/14, 3/1-3/14 | Team works for one hour on proof-style questions.
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