Mathematics competitions or mathematical olympiads are competitive events where participants complete a

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test. These tests may require multiple choice or numeric answers, or a detailed written solution or proof.

International mathematics competitions

* Championnat International de Jeux Mathématiques et Logiques — for all ages, mainly for French-speaking countries, but participation is not limited by language. *

China Girls Mathematical Olympiad The China Girls Mathematical Olympiad (CGMO) is a math competition with a proof-based format similar to the International Mathematical Olympiad. It was originally organized in 2002 for teams of girls representing different regions within China. L ...

(CGMO) — held annually for teams of girls representing different regions within China and a few other countries. *

European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad The European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) is a mathematical olympiad for girls which started in 2012. It is similar to, and was inspired by, the China Girls Mathematical Olympiad (CGMO). Although the competition is held in Europe, several co ...

(EGMO) — since April 2012 *

Integration Bee The Integration Bee is an annual integral calculus competition pioneered in 1981 by Andy Bernoff, an applied mathematics student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Similar contests are administered each year in many universities ...

— competition in integral calculus held in various institutions of higher learning in the United States and some other countries * Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM) — team contest for undergraduates *

International Mathematical Modeling Challenge The International Mathematical Modeling Challenge (IMMC or sometimes IM2C) is an international mathematical modeling competition for high school students in team mathematical modeling co-sponsored by COMAP and the NeoUnion ESC Organization. Teams ...

— team contest for high school students *

International Mathematical Olympiad The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is a mathematical olympiad for pre-university students, and is the oldest of the International Science Olympiads. The first IMO was held in Romania in 1959. It has since been held annually, except i ...

(IMO) — the oldest international Olympiad, occurring annually since 1959. *

International Mathematics Competition for University Students The International Mathematics Competition (IMC) for University Students is an annual mathematics competition open to all undergraduate students of mathematics. Participating students are expected to be at most twenty three years of age at the tim ...

(IMC) — international competition for undergraduate students. *

Mathematical Contest in Modeling The International Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) is a multi-day mathematical modelling competition held annually in USA, during the first or second weekend in February, since 1985 by COMAP and sponsored by SIAM and INFORMS. It is distinguis ...

(MCM) — team contest for undergraduates *

Mathematical Kangaroo Mathematical Kangaroo (also known as Kangaroo challenge, or ''jeu-concours Kangourou'' in French) is an international mathematics competition in over 77 countries. There are six levels of participation, ranging from grade 1 to grade 12. The comp ...

— worldwide competition. *

Mental Calculation World Cup The Mental Calculation World Cup (German: Weltmeisterschaften im Kopfrechnen, or World Championship in Mental Calculation) is an international competition for mental calculators, held every two years in Germany. Mental Calculation World Cup 2004 Th ...

— contest for the best mental calculators * Primary Mathematics World Contest (PMWC) — worldwide competition * Rocket City Math League (RCML) — Competition run by students at Virgil I. Grissom High School with levels ranging from Explorer (Pre-Algebra) to Discovery (Comprehensive) * Romanian Master of Mathematics and Sciences — Olympiad for the selection of the top 20 countries in the last IMO. * Tournament of the Towns — worldwide competition.

Regional mathematics competitions

Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad The Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO) starting from 1989 is a regional mathematics competition which involves countries from the Asian Pacific region. The United States also takes part in the APMO. Every year, APMO is held in the afternoo ...

(APMO) — Pacific rim *

Balkan Mathematical Olympiad The Balkan Mathematical Olympiad (BMO) is an international contest of winners of high-school national competitions from European countries. Participants (incomplete) * Albania ** BMO 1991: 1.Julian Mulla 2.Erion Dasho 3.Elton Bojaxhi 4.Enke ...

— for students from

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area * Baltic Way —

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area * ICAS-Mathematics (formerly Australasian Schools Mathematics Assessment) * Mediterranean Mathematics Competition. Olympiad for countries in the Mediterranean zone. * Nordic Mathematical Contest (NMC) — the five

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* North East Asian Mathematics Competition (NEAMC) — North-East Asia * Pan African Mathematics Olympiads (PAMO) * South East Asian Mathematics Competition (SEAMC) — South-East Asia *

William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, often abbreviated to Putnam Competition, is an annual list of mathematics competitions, mathematics competition for undergraduate college students enrolled at institutions of higher learning in th ...

— United States and Canada

National mathematics olympiads

Australia

* Australian Mathematics Competition

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad The Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad is an annual mathematical competition arranged for school and college students to nourish their interest and capabilities for mathematics. It has been regularly organized by the Bangladesh Math Olympiad Commi ...

(Jatio Gonit Utshob)

Belgium

* Olympiade Mathématique Belge — competition for French-speaking students in Belgium * Vlaamse Wiskunde Olympiade — competition for Dutch-speaking students in Belgium

Brazil

* Olimpíada Brasileira de Matemática (OBM) — national competition open to all students from sixth grade to university * Olimpíada Brasileira de Matemática das Escolas Públicas (OBMEP) — national competition open to public-school students from fourth grade to high school

Canada

Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge The Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC) is an annual mathematics competition held in Canada during the month of October. This competition is run by the Canadian Mathematical Society. Students who score exceptionally well on this competit ...

— Canada's premier national mathematics competition open to any student with an interest in and grasp of high school math and organised by Canadian Mathematical Society *

Canadian Mathematical Olympiad The Canadian Mathematical Olympiad (CMO) is Canada's top mathematical problem-solving competition. It is run by the Canadian Mathematical Society. The Olympiad plays several roles in Canadian mathematics competitions, most notably being Canada's mai ...

— competition whose top performers represent Canada at the

* The

Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing The Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC) is a Canadian educational organization dedicated to promoting and creating activities and materials in mathematics and computer science. Founded in 1995 with origins dating back to the 1 ...

(CEMC) based out of the

University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a public research university with a main campus in Waterloo, Ontario Waterloo is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities in the Regional Municipality ...

hosts long-standing national competitions for grade levels 7–12 *

MathChallengers MathChallengers is the former Mathcounts in British Columbia. It is open to all grade 8, 9, and 10 students from British Columbia. The major sponsors are the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. (APEGBC), the B.C. Associ ...

(formerly MathCounts BC) — for eighth, ninth, and tenth grade students

France

Concours général In France, the Concours Général is the most prestigious academic competition held every year between students of ''Première'' (11th grade) and ''Terminale'' (12th and final grade) in almost all subjects taught in both general, technological and ...

— competition whose mathematics portion is open to twelfth grade students

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Mathematics Olympiad Hong Kong Mathematics Olympiad (HKMO, ) is a Mathematics Competition held in Hong Kong every year, jointly organized by The Education University of Hong Kong and Education Bureau. At present, more than 250 secondary schools send teams of 4-6 studen ...

Hong Kong Mathematical High Achievers Selection Contest Hong Kong Mathematical High Achievers Selection Contest (HKMHASC, Traditional Chinese: 香港青少年數學精英選拔賽) is a yearly mathematics competition for students of or below High School, Secondary 3 in Hong Kong. It is jointly organized ...

— for students from Form 1 to Form 3 *

Pui Ching Invitational Mathematics Competition Pui Ching Invitational Mathematics Competition (Traditional Chinese: 培正數學邀請賽), is held yearly by Pui Ching Middle School (Hong Kong), Pui Ching Middle School since 2002. It was formerly named as Pui Ching Middle School Invitational Ma ...

* Primary Mathematics World Contest

Hungary

Miklós Schweitzer Competition The Miklós Schweitzer Competition (''Schweitzer Miklós Matematikai Emlékverseny'' in Hungarian) is an annual Hungarian mathematics competition for university undergraduates, established in 1949. It is named after Miklós Schweitzer (1 Februar ...

* Középiskolai Matematikai Lapok — correspondence competition for students from 9th–12th grade * National Secondary School Academic Competition - Mathematics

India

Indian National Mathematical Olympiad The Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO) is a high school mathematics competition held annually in India since 1989. It is the third tier in the Indian team selection procedure for the International Mathematical Olympiad and is conducted by ...

Indonesia

* National Science Olympiad (''Olimpiade Sains Nasional'') — includes mathematics along with various science topics

Kenya

* Moi National Mathematics Contest — prepared and hosted by Mang'u High School but open to students from all Kenyan high schools

Nigeria

* '' Cowbellpedia''. This contest is sponsored by

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. It is open to students from eight to eighteen, at public and private schools in Nigeria.

Saudi Arabia

KFUPM mathematics olympiad KFUPM mathematics olympiad is a national mathematics olympiad for secondary school students in Saudi Arabia organized by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). The competition started in 2006 in one center in Eastern Province, Saud ...

– organized by

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) ( ar, جامعة الملك فهد للبترول و المعادن, – short: ar, جامعة البترول ), after 1975 as the University of Petroleum and Minerals and initially as the ...

(KFUPM).

Singapore

Singapore Mathematical Olympiad The Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (SMO) is a mathematics competition organised by the Singapore Mathematical Society. It comprises three sections, Junior, Senior and Open, each of which is open to all pre-university students studying in Singapore ...

(SMO) — organized by the Singapore Mathematical Society, the competition is open to all pre-university students in Singapore.

South Africa

* University of Cape Town Mathematics Competition — open to students in grades 8 through 12 in the

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province.

United States

National elementary school competitions (K–5) and higher

Math League Math League is a Math competition for elementary school, elementary, middle school, middle, and high school students in the United States, Canada, and other countries. The Math League was founded in 1977 by two high school mathematics teachers, Ste ...

(grades 4–12) * Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS) (grades 4–6 and 7–8)

National middle school competitions (grades 6–8) and lower/higher

American Mathematics Contest The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) are the first of a series of competitions in secondary school mathematics that determine the United States team for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). The selection process takes place over the ...

8 (AMC->8), formerly the American Junior High School Mathematics Examination (AJHSME) *

(grades 4–12) *

MATHCOUNTS Mathcounts, stylized as MATHCOUNTS, is a nationwide middle school mathematics competition held in various places in the United States. Its current lead sponsors are Raytheon Technologies and the U.S. Department of Defense STEM. Topics covered inc ...

* Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS) * Rocket City Math League (pre-algebra to calculus) * United States of America Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS)

National high school competitions (grade 9–12) and lower

American Invitational Mathematics Examination The American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) is a highly selective and prestigious 15-question 3-hour test given since 1983 to those who rank in the top 5% on the AMC 12 high school mathematics examination (formerly known as the AHSME) ...

(AIME) *

10 (AMC10) *

12 (AMC12), formerly the American High School Mathematics Examination (AHSME) * American Regions Mathematics League (ARML) *

Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament HMMT is an annual high school math competition that started in 1998. The location of the tournament, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, alternates between Harvard University (November tournament) and MIT (February tournament). The contest is written an ...

(HMMT) * iTest * High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM) *

(grades 4–12) * Math-O-Vision (grades 9–12) *

Math Prize for Girls The Advantage Testing Foundation Math Prize for Girls, often referred to as The Math Prize for Girls, is an annual mathematics competition open to female high school students from the United States and Canada. The competition offers the world’s l ...

MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge (M3 Challenge) is a mathematical modeling competition open to high schools in the U.S. (including US territories and DoDEA schools) and schools with sixth form students (age 16-19) in England and Wales. It is spon ...

Mu Alpha Theta Mu Alpha Theta () is the United States mathematics honor society for high school and two-year college students. In June 2015, it served over 108,000 student members in over 2,200 chapters in the United States and in 20 foreign countries. Its main ...

United States of America Mathematical Olympiad The United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) is a highly selective high school mathematics competition held annually in the United States. Since its debut in 1972, it has served as the final round of the American Mathematics Compe ...

(USAMO) * United States of America Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS) * Rocket City Math League (pre-algebra to calculus)

National college competitions

* AMATYC Mathematics Contest *

(MCM) *

Regional competitions

References

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