AWM Essay Contest

Association for Women in Mathematics
Association for Women in Mathematics

AWM Essay Contest

To increase awareness of women’s ongoing contributions to the mathematical sciences, the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) and Math for America co-sponsor an essay contest for biographies of contemporary women mathematicians and statisticians in academic, industrial, and government careers. The essays will be based primarily on an interview with a woman currently working in or retired from a mathematical sciences career.

The AWM & Math for America essay contest will open for submissions on December 1. This contest is open to students in Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, and Undergraduate age groups.

Students would interview a woman in a mathematical career and write a short biographical essay about her and her work. There are no restrictions on who can enter beyond the requirement that you be a student in one of those categories and that submissions must be written in English.

The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2022, and you can find details here: https://awm-math.org/awards/student-essay-contest/.