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National Contests: United States and Canada
Local Contests (U.S. and Canada): AL AB BC CA CO CT FL GA IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NE NV NF NB NJ NM NY NC NS OH OK ON PA PE RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WI
Other Contests Around the Globe
Other National Math Competitions
Canadian (National) Math Contests
Math Tournaments in North America by State and Province
Alabama School of Fine Arts -- Pre-Algebra
and Algebra I (hchin@asfa.k12.al.us)
Alabama
Statewide High School Mathematics Contest
Auburn High
Math Tournament -- Algebra - Comprehensive (ttaylor@auburnschools.org)
Grissom High
School Math Tournament
Hoover Middle School Tournament -- Grades 6 - 8 (SClopton@hoover.k12.al.us)
Hoover High School -- Grades 7-12
Muscle Shoals Middle Tournament -- Grades 6 - 8 (mstegall@mscs.k12.al.us)
Pizitz Middle School Math Tournament -- Grades 6 - 8 (chiltonnm@vestavia.k12.al.us)
University
of Alabama High School Math Tournament
UAB Math
Talent Search
Vestavia Hills High
School Math Tournament -- Grades 7-12
West Point Middle School Math Tournament -- Grades 6 - 8 (ldrauch@ccboe.org)
Alberta
High School Mathematics Competition (AHSMC) -- "A two part competition
taking place in November and February of each school year, with book prizes
for the first part, and cash prizes and scholarships for the second part."
Calgary
Junior High School Math Contest
British Columbia Math Competitions
British Columbia Colleges High School Mathematics Contest
California Math Math Competitions
Bay
Area Mathematical Olympiad (BAMO)
Bay Area Math Meet
College
of Creative Studies Math Competition
LACC
Math Contest
Lawrence Livermore Math
Challenge
Math
Day at the Beach hosted by CSULB
Math Field Day for San Diego Middle Schools
Mesa
Day Math Contest at UC Berkeley
Polya
Math Contest
Pomona
College Mathematical Talent Search
Redwood Empire Mathematics
Tournament hosted by Humboldt State (middle and high school)
The
San Diego Math League and Math Olympiad hosted by the San
Diego Math Circle
San
Jose JACL-Tokutomi Mathematics Contest for grades 7-12.
Santa
Clara University High School Mathematics Contest
Stanford Mathematics
Tournament
UCSD/GSDMC
High School Honors Mathematics Contest
Colorado
Mathematical Olympiad
Colorado
State University Math Day
Four Corners
Secondary School Math Contest -- Fort Lewis College Math Day.
St.
Mary's Academy Math Team Challenge -- Contests for middle school students.
University
of Northern Colorado Math Contest
Connecticut
State Association of Mathematics Leagues (CSAML)
Greater New Haven Mathematics League (GNHML)
Barry University Math Contest
FAU Math Math Competition
Mu Alpha Theta Math Competitions
(FAMAT)
Palm Harbor University High School Invitational
SFAASHS
Internet Math Competition
Stetson Invitational Mathematics Contest
Timberwolf Invitational at Lawton Chiles High School
GCTM's
Directory of Georgia Contest Information
Armstrong
Atlantic State University High School Mathematics Tournament
Augusta
State Math Contest
Berry College Math Contests
Cherokee
County Math Tournament at Woodstock High School
Cobb County Invitational
Columbus State
University Math Tournament
GACS
- Dwight Love Math Tournament -- a large middle and high school tournament.
Gainesville
College Math Tournament for Two-Year Colleges
GCTM Middle School Math Tournament
GCTM State Math Tournament
Georgia-Southern Invitational Mathematics Tournament
Georgia Southwestern Math Tournament
Georgia Tech
High School Math Competition
Junior
Varsity State Tournament (hosted by Woodward Academy)
Kell
Invitational Mathematics Tournament
Lakeside High School Varsity Math Tournament
Lassiter Invitational
Mercer University High School Mathematics Competition
Milton
High School Math Tournament
NGCSU Invitational Math Tournament
Rockdale
Mathematics Competition
University of
Georgia Mathematics Tournament
Chicago
ARML Team Site including a Math
Contest Page
City of Chicago Math League
(CCML)
Illinois
Council of Teachers of Mathematics State Math Contest
Illinois
Mathematics League -- grades 4 through 12.
IMSA Junior High School Math Contest
Latin
School of Chicago Math Contest -- 5th through 8th grade.
North Suburban Mathematics League
Southern Illinois
University Math Field Day
Suburban
Prairie Conference Math Contest
Franklin
College Math Day
Huntington
College High School Mathematics Competition
Indiana
State Mathematics Contest
IUPUI High
School Math Contest
Rose-Hulman
High School Math Contest
TriState
University Math Contest
Great
Plains Math League -- Visit the AoPS GPML
Forum.
Iowa Collegiate
Mathematics Competition
Emporia
State University Math Day (with a computer programming contest)
Great
Plains Math League -- Visit the AoPS GPML
Forum.
Manhattan
Mathematical Olympiad (KSU) -- grades 5 through 12.
Pitt State
Math Relays for high school students.
S. Thomas
Parker Mathematical Competition
Cumberland College Mathematics Contest
Louisiana State University Mathematics Contest
The
Maine Association of Math Leagues (MAML) -- A member of the New England
Association of Math Leagues (NEAML).
Aroostook County Math League -- a contributing league of the MAML.
Central Main Math League -- a contributing league of the MAML.
Eastern Main Math League -- a contributing league of the MAML.
Pi-Cone North Math League -- a contributing league of the MAML.
Pi-Cone
South Math League -- a contributing league of the MAML.
Howard
County Mathematics League
Johns
Hopkins University High School Math Tournament
Montgomery County Middle School Math League
Montgomery County Interscholastic Mathematics League
Salisbury University Annual High School Mathematics Competition
University
of Maryland High School Mathematics Competition (with an Olympiad contest
for high scorers)
Massachusetts Math Competitions
Greater Boston
Mathematics League
Harvard-MIT
Mathematics Tournament -- Each year, students from all over the country
visit either MIT or Harvard to participate in a contest administered by veterans
of math competitions attending the two schools.
Intermediate Math League
of Eastern Massachusetts (IMLEM) -- middle school
Massachusetts Association of
Mathematics Leagues (MAML)
Massachusetts
Mathematics League
Massachusetts
Mathematics Olympiad
Southeastern Massachusetts Mathematics League
Southern Massachusetts Mathematics League
Western Massachusetts Mathematics League
Worcester County Mathematics
League (WOCOMAL)
WPI Invitational
Mathematics Meet
Alma
College High School Math Challenge
Delta
College Middle School Mathematics Competition
Detroit Country Day Invitational Math Competition
Kettering
Mathematics Olympiad designed for grades 9 through 12.
Lawrence Technical University's
Annual Mathematics Competition
Math
Challenge -- 9th and 10th grade.
Math
Field Day at University of Michigan - Flint.
Michigan
Autumn Take Home Challenge -- Team competition for undergraduates.
Michigan
Mathematics Prize Competition
Mid
Michigan Olympiad in Mathematics
Rapid Rabbit Relays (a middle school even at Detroit Country Day School?)
Saginaw
Valley State University Math Olympics Competition
Math
Masters of Minnesota -- 5th and 6th grade.
Minnesota Junior
High School Mathematics League
Minnesota State
High School Mathematics League
St.
Cloud State University Math Contest
Mississippi
College Math & Science Tournament
Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics State Mathematics Competition
for Junior High Students
Ole
Miss Problem of the Week
University
of MIssissippi High School Mathematics Contest
Colleges
of the Ozarks Math Competition.
Florissant Valley Excellence in Mathematics (grades 7-9)
Forest Park Excellence in Mathematics
Great
Plains Math League -- Visit the AoPS GPML
Forum.
Junior
High Excellence in Mathematics Contest -- grades 7-9.
Math Field
Day at Southeast Missouri State University
Missouri
Collegiate Mathematics Competition
Missouri
Council of Teachers of Mathematics Contests for grades 4-12.
Missouri Southern Math League for grades 9-12.
Pummill Math Relays
Southwest
Baptist University
Math Day at University of Nebrask-Lincoln. Tens of thousands in dollars in UNL scholarship money for top students.
Nevada Prize Exam (only for students in Nevada)
Newfoundland Math Competitions
W.
J. Blundon Contest -- for high school students
Newfoundland and Labrador Senior and Junior High School Math Leagues
New Brunswick Math Competitions
Maritime
Math Competition
New Brunswick Math
Competition
American Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey (AMTNJ) Math Contest
Go Figure --
Math contest for grades 7 through 12.
The Great
Southwestern Math Contest at NMSU.
UNM-PNM
Statewide High School Mathematics Contest
Nassau
County Interscholastic Math League
New York City Interscholastic Math League (NYCIML) -- May include schools outside
NYC??
New York State Mathematics
Association of Two-Year Colleges (NYSMATYC)
New York State Mathematics League
Queens College Math Competition
North Carolina Math Competitions
CMSTE
Super Competition at the UNC Charlotte
Duke Math Meet
North
Carolina State Mathematics Contest -- Cash prizes for top students.
UNC
Charlotte High School Math Contest
UNC Wilmington
High School Math Contest
Maritime
Mathematics Competition
Nova Scotia
High School Math League (NSML)
Ohio
Council of Teachers of Mathematics High School Math Contest -- A very thorough
contest site that includes past tests, answers, and solutions.
University of
Cincinnati Math Bowl -- grades 7 - 12.
OSSM
Math and Engineering Day -- Middle and High School contests.
Oklahoma
State Math Contest
Oklahoma State
University High School Math Contest
Thunder
Bay High School Math Competition
Tournament
of Towns at Toronto
Pennsylvania Math Competitions
Lehigh
University High School Math Contest
Marywood
High School Mathematics Contest
Prince Edward Island Math Competitions
Maritime Mathematics Competition
Rhode Island Math Competitions
Rhode Island Math League
RIMTA Designer
Math Contest (grades 5-12)
University
of Rhode Island Math Contest
South Carolina Math Competitions
The
Citadel Math Competition
Clemson
Calculus Challenge
Coastal
Caroline University Math Competition
College
of Charleston Math Meet
Furman
University Wylie Mathematics Tournament
University of South
Carolina High School Math Contest
USC Aiken Math Competition
USC
Upstate Math Competition
Winthrop University Math
South Dakota Math Competitions
Northern State University High School Math Contest
Tennessee
State Mu Alpha Theta Convention
University
of Tennessee Pro2Serve Math Contest
Univeristy
of Tennessee at Martin Middle School Math Contest (grades 6-8)
Vanderbilt
University (high school)
A&M Consolidated
High School Math Challenge (modeled after the Rice format)
Rice
University Mathematics Tournament
St. Mark's Math Tournament
Texas
A&M University math Contest
Texas
Alliance for Minorities in Engineering State Math Contest
University of Houston Math
Tournament
University Interscholastic
League (UIL)
University
of Vermont High School Math Contest
Vermont
State Mathematics Talent Search -- Helping choose the Vermont ARML team.
Fairfax County
Math League (FCML)
Intermediate Math Open -- Middle school competition hosted by TJHSST
James Madison University Mathematics and Science Contest
Virginia Math League
Garfield Annual
Mathematics Extravaganza
Math is Cool
Northwest
Math Championship
Washington State Fall Classic -- hosted by Thomas Jefferson High School
Washington
State Mathematics Council
Washington State Mu Alpha Theta Contest
Central
Wisconsin Mathematics League
Fox Valley Math League
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Middle/High School Mathematics Meet
Wisconsin
Mathematics, Engineering and Science Talent Search
Other Math Contests Around the Globe
World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions
Abacus
International Math Challenge -- grades 3 - 8
Asian
Pacific Mathematics Olympiad
Australian Mathematics Trust
-- runs many contests in Australia including Mathematics
Challenge for Young Australians (Years 5 to 10). Here
is a schedule for many other Australia math competition events.
Balkan Mathematical Olympiad
Belgian
Mathematical Olympiad
British Mathematical Olympiad
Bulgarian Competitions
in Mathematics and Informatics
Canadian Mathematics
Competition
Crazy 4 Math
-- An online contest aimed at elementary and middle school students all over
the world. The aim is to show how you use math in an activity you enjoy.
The
Continental Mathematics League and the National Olympiads -- includes competitions
for students as young as grade 2.
Dutch Mathematics
Olympiad
Federation
Mathematics Competition of Germany.
Flanders
Mathematics Olympiad
Hong
Kong Mathematical High Achievers Selection Contest -- Secondary 1 to 3.
Hong
Kong Mathematics Olympiad -- Secondary 4 and below.
The Indian Mathematical Olympiad
Cell
International
Mathematics Competition (IMC) for university students
Irish Mathematical
Olympiad
Irish
Mathematics Intervarsities
Mathematik
Olympiaden e.V. (Germany)
Mathwizz
-- Top students win small cash scholarships.
Moldavian Mathematical
Olympiads
Norwegian
Mathematical Olympiad
Online
Math League (OML) -- A new math league taking advantage of the internet
--grades 3-12.
Pan African Mathematics
Olympiad
Polish
Mathematical Olympiad
(Scotland) Mathematical
Challenge
Singapore
Mathematical Olympiad
South African Mathematics
Olympiad
United Kingdom Mathematics
Trust
University of
Cape Town Mathematics Competition

