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Deadline: September 16, 2023
The International Youth Math Challenge is an international mathematics competition that enables students from all countries to prove their math skills and to unleash their creativity:
”Mathematics is the language with which God wrote the universe.” — Galileo
Indeed, mathematics is essential for the understanding of the world, scientific achievements, and progress, and for engineering and prosperity in our society. There is no doubt that math education is crucial for students of all ages around the world. IYMC aims to establish a global competition that is accessible to all students and teachers – youths receive the unique opportunity to challenge their skills, be encouraged and rewarded, and to enjoy the fascinating world of mathematics.
Benefits
IYMC gives you the unique opportunity to unleash your math skills and to apply them to challenging problems. Participants receive certificates, awards, cash prizes, and global recognition.
The prizes and awards worth a total of 700 USD which includes cash prizes of 600 USD: All participants (regardless of the results) receive participation certificates to honour their efforts. In the final round participants receive either a Bronze, Silver or Gold Honour, depending on the performance. The best students can achieve the 1. prize, 2. prize, and 3. prize as well as special awards for the best students from each region:
- Prize, Youth 150 USD Cash Prize, Special 1. Prize Certificate
- Prize, Youth 100 USD Cash Prize, Special 2. Prize Certificate
- Prize, Youth 50 USD Cash Prize, Special 3. Prize Certificate
- Prize, Junior 150 USD Cash Prize, Special 1. Prize Certificate
- Prize, Junior 100 USD Cash Prize, Special 2. Prize Certificate
- Prize, Junior 50 USD Cash Prize, Special 3. Prize Certificate
National Awards Special National Award Certificate
All Finalists Bronze Honour, Silver Honour or Gold Honour
All Participants Official Participation Certificate
- Special Honour for digital Submission
SEE ALSO: Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering 2024
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible to participate in IYMC you have to be at least 10 years old and you have to be a student (high school or university). There are no other restrictions and students from all grades and all countries are invited to participate!
There are two age categories:
– Junior, under 18: Age from 10 to 17 years.
– Youth, over 18: Age from 18 years.
Students from both categories will receive the same problems in all rounds, however, students that are 18 years or older will have to reach more points (e.g. to qualify for the pre-final round, students that are under 18 years have to solve three problems correctly and students that are over 18 years have to solve four problems correctly).
Application Procedure
Qualification Round – The qualification round 2023 consists of five math problems. In order to qualify for the pre-final round, you need to solve at least three (under 18) to four (over 18) of the problems correctly. You can submit your solutions online until 17. September 2023. All participants receive certificates.
Pre-Final Round – Successful participants can register for the pre-final round in October. You have four days to solve 10 problems of the pre-final round. The registration costs are 8 EUR to make this competition possible: Learn More
Final Round – Successful finalists can participate in the final round: You will take an online exam supervised by your teacher. The winners receive certificates and cash prizes worth over 700 USD.
Application Requirements
Please submit your solution to the qualification round (here) via the official submission form. Pay attention to the following aspects:
- Clearly mark your final solutions (e.g. underlining, red color, box).
- The solution file may be typed digitally or it may be a clear picture of your handwritten notes. Digitally typed solutions receive a special honorary note on the certificates!
- You can upload one single file! If you have multiple pictures, please compress them into one single file (e.g. you can use ImgToPDF).
- You can upload PDF and image (jpg, jpeg, png) files. We do not accept any other formats (e.g. ZIP or Word files)! You can use this tool to convert your file into PDF: PDF-Converter
- The file size has to be below 10 MB otherwise it will be rejected.
- Important: Make sure that you write your name and birth correctly. It will be used for all certificates!
After you have submitted your solution via the submission form, you can log into your status page (here). This status page allows you to …
- check your status and to check your uploaded solutions.
- view your results and performance reports of each round.
- download/access all your certificates.
- upload solutions for the pre-final round.
- view your personal information and more.
Important Note: Emails do not always arrive properly (e.g. spam folder). Always check your status page in all rounds. We will post your results, certificates, and important information via your status page!
Application Registration Deadline: 16th September 2023
