Scholarship of the Week!

Digging Up Scholarship Treasure for AU Students!

Scholarship name: Student Essay Contest

Sponsored by: AWM and Math for America

Deadline:  February 1, 2025

Potential payout:  a non-specified monetary prize

Eligibility restriction:  Applicants must be students in either grades 6 to 8, grades 9 to 12, or undergraduates.

What’s required:  An online application form including contact info, a short (100-word) biographical sketch of the applicant, and a 500-to-1,000-word essay based on an interview the applicant conducted with a woman or an individual from an underrepresented gender identity currently working in or retired from a mathematical career.

Tips:  Read the Contest Rules and FAQ sections for info on how to find an interview subject, and on questions to ask.

Where to get infohttps://awm-math.org/awards/student-essay-contest/