Math Prize for Girls is a competition created by Advantage Testing Foundation to get girls interested in STEM professions. The test usually takes place in the fall.
It is only open to girls as the name states and one must score above a certain cutoff on either the AMC 10 or AMC 12 competition in the same year. Around 300 girls take the test in MIT.
The Advantage Testing Foundation provides a total of $50,000 to winners, and first place gets $25,000. Additionally, the top 35 participants can participate in Math Prize for Girls Olympiad.
Structure
In the main competition, girls have 2.5 hours to solve 20 problems. The problems is free-response and requires answers to be in a set form. The test covers pre-college mathematics.
In the proof competition, participants have 4 hours to write solutions to 4 problems.
Resources
Reas more at:
- Math enthusiasts take aim at STEM glass ceiling – MIT News
- Math Prize for Girls event held virtually
- At MIT, 268 take part in world’s largest math competition for girls
- Math Prize for Girls competition helps to close the gender gap in mathematics
- 2017 Math Prize for Girls Awarded
- Math Prize for Girls (5 Videos)
- Math Prize for Girls offers inspiration and mentorship to participants on MIT’s campus
- For girls, a rare chance to flex math muscles at MIT
- MIT’s Math Prize for Girls Equals the Playing Field for Young Mathematicians
- Math Women Rock | MIT Admissions
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