AWM Essay Contest | Deadline February 1, 2025
The Association for Women in Mathematics and Math for America cosponsor an essay contest each year for students in three categories: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, and Undergraduate. Contestants interview a woman or an individual from an underrepresented gender identity in the mathematics community in a mathematical career about their life and work, and then they write and submit a short biographical essay based on their interview (500-1000 words). You can find out more at https://awm-math.org/awards/student-essay-contest/: contest rules, an FAQ, submission instructions, etc.
If you’re a student in one of these categories, please enter, and if you have students, please encourage them to enter! There are no restrictions on the nationality or gender of contestants.
The deadline is February 1, 2025. Submissions open on December 1, 2024 on https://www.mathprograms.org/.
