MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge

Scholarship Description

Participants in M3 Challenge use math and data to solve open-ended and timely real-world problems. Participants should provide insight and suggest solutions via the use of the modeling process. The Challenge problem is unknown to students until teams download it over Challenge weekend to begin their work time.

Registration/Team Changes/Role of Coach

• Coaches must register teams at the MyM3 site by the registration deadline provided here.
• The coach is responsible for ensuring team members have the SHARED login credentials (team ID and password) for the MyM3 site.
  • The MyM3 site serves as the registration site for the team, and also as the Challenge platform. During Challenge Weekend, teams use the platform to access the problem and upload their solution.
  • Note that care should be taken to safeguard login credentials, as they allow full access for the team’s contest participation.
• The coach may choose to help prepare the teams for the Challenge or point teams to the free resources on the Challenge website.
• Coaches are not required to be physically with or near the team during Challenge weekend.
• Teams may log in to the MyM3 site to make changes to their registration information through 3:00 p.m. on the Tuesday immediately following Challenge weekend (per the deadlines here). This allows teams to (1) verify that the team record accurately reflects who participated and (2) adjust for no-shows or last-minute substitutions. All team data must be finalized by the Tuesday following Challenge weekend.
• During the week following the Challenge, the coach will be notified via email that the authenticity certification form is available on the “Authenticate” page of the MyM3 site.
  • This certification requires that the coach have a conversation with the team (or the team captain who speaks for the team) following their final submission and based on that conversation, to ascertain, to the best of their knowledge, that the team did not violate any of the rules of the Challenge.
  • Authenticity certification is required for a team to be eligible for scholarship awards.

• Teams choose their continuous 14-hour work time during Challenge weekend (Friday at 12:01 a.m. ET through Monday at 11:00 p.m. ET). Note that times are provided in Eastern Standard Time.
• During Challenge weekend, the problem becomes available for download on the MyM3 site. Once any member of a team (coach or student) downloads the problem, the team has exactly 14 continuous hours to submit a solution.
• The clock cannot be paused. Teams should start at least 14 hours before the end of Challenge Weekend to make use of the full 14 hours allowed.
• Teams are encouraged to take breaks as needed throughout the 14-hour work period.
• Teams must upload a solution paper via the registration platform before their time expires. More details about the solution paper are provided below.
• Teams can work from any location they choose.
• It is the sole responsibility of the individual schools to (a) provide any specialized staff or assistance for team members with special needs to participate as required by law and (b) provide and be responsible for any transportation of the team members to Challenge events. Neither SIAM nor MathWorks is responsible for any risk, injury, or damage related in any way to any student’s or team’s participation in the Challenge.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must currently be in high school

Application Requirements

• Entry in a contest required

How To Apply