Mathematics programs for women including scholarships for pure math, applied mathematics, statistics, and data science. Covers undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral programs.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A free two-week residential summer mathematics program at MIT for high-achieving high school students from underrepresented backgr…
View details →Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
Deadline: September
Annual prize recognizing women undergraduates who demonstrate exceptional talent and promise in mathematics. Named after AWM found…
View details →Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
Deadline: February
Annual biographical essay contest in which students interview a woman or gender-minority mathematician and write about their caree…
View details →Mathematical Association of America
Deadline: April
The pinnacle of the AMC competition series — a two-day, nine-hour proof-based exam for approximately 293 top-scoring US high schoo…
View details →Mathematical Association of America
Deadline: November
The nation's leading math competition pipeline for K-12 students, with AMC 8, AMC 10/12, and AIME serving as qualifying rounds for…
View details →Jane Street
Deadline: November
Highly competitive paid internships in software engineering, trading, research, and quantitative finance, providing deep exposure …
View details →Mathematical Association of America
Deadline: December
The most prestigious undergraduate mathematics competition in North America, featuring a notoriously difficult six-hour proof-base…
View details →The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) offers multiple scholarship and fellowship programs. The Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize is awarded annually to an outstanding undergraduate woman in mathematics. NSF Graduate Research Fellowships fund women in mathematics at the graduate level. Several universities offer named scholarships for women in their math departments.
Yes — MIT MathROOTS (now at mathroots.mit.edu) is a two-week residential program for high-achieving high school students from underrepresented backgrounds. Canada/USA Mathcamp is open to exceptional students aged 13–18. The Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists (PROMYS) at Boston University admits talented high schoolers annually.
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Mathematical Sciences support early-career mathematicians. The AWM-NSF Travel Grants help women attend conferences. Sloan Research Fellowships ($75,000 each) are awarded to exceptional early-career faculty in mathematics and related fields.