Mathematics Programs for High School Students
EC Finder currently lists 65 mathematics programs for high school students. Of these, 17 are free to participate in and 31 offer virtual participation. Examples include Actuarial Boot Camp (Connecticut Insurance & Financial Services), AlphaStar Academy Math Program, and AlphaStar Summer Math Camp.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What are mathematics programs for high school students?
- Mathematics Programs for High School Students are curated extracurricular listings for high school students interested in mathematics. Each listing includes eligibility, cost, and deadline details where known, so you can compare options and find the right fit for your college application profile.
- Are any of these programs free?
- Yes — 17 of the 65 programs listed here are free to participate in.
- Can I participate virtually?
- Yes — 31 of the 65 programs listed here offer virtual or online participation.
- Are mathematics programs good for a college application?
- Yes — mathematics programs are a common way for high schoolers to show sustained interest and initiative in mathematics on college applications.
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Actuarial Boot Camp (Connecticut Insurance & Financial Services)
A multi-day boot camp in Hartford, CT for high school seniors and college freshmen interested in actuarial careers, featuring math and statistics instruction, exam-prep resources, networking with practicing actuaries, and an optional job shadow.
AlphaStar Academy Math Program
Bay Area and online math program with rigorous courses and camps aligned with AMC/AIME/USAMO and Olympiad‑style problem solving.
AlphaStar Summer Math Camp
Selective Olympiad-style math camp with in-person site in Cupertino and online live/self-paced options, focusing on advanced problem-solving and competition preparation.
AMC 10/12 (MAA American Mathematics Competitions)
National contest series leading to AIME and USAMO, administered at schools or online through registered hosts with fall test dates.
AMC–AIME–USAMO Path (MAA Contest Series)
Full contest ladder (AMC 10/12 → AIME → USA(J)MO/USAMO) leading to national math team selection.
American Mathematics Competitions (AMC 10/12)
Nationally standard math contests run by MAA; gateway to AIME, USA(J)MO, USAMO; tests algebra, geometry, number theory, combinatorics.
American Regions Mathematics League (ARML) – Bay Area Teams
Team‑based national competition; NorCal teams practice during spring and travel to ARML sites for proof/short‑answer contests.
Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) Online
Rigorous online courses & problem‑solving community; core resource for contest‑math and proofs (AoPS classes in algebra, NT, geo, combinatorics).
ASA Statistics Project Competition
National competition where students design and carry out their own statistical studies and present results, open to grades 7-12.
Berkeley Chess School Scholastic Tournaments
Weekly USCF-rated scholastic chess tournaments held across the Bay Area (Berkeley, Walnut Creek, Alameda) and open to K-12 players including high schoolers, run by the Berkeley Chess School since 1982.
Berkeley Lab Experiences in Research (EinR)
Research placements at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab with many projects involving modeling, computation, and data analysis in scientific contexts.
Berkeley Math Circle
Long‑running circle run by UC Berkeley and the Bay Area community; problem‑solving, contest prep, and deep dives into non‑curricular math.
Berkeley Math Tournament (BMT)
Flagship Bay Area high school math tournament with both online and in-person editions at UC Berkeley, recurring annually with advanced problem-solving challenges.
Berkeley Summer Sessions – Introduction to Proofs / Upper‑Division Math for HS
HS concurrent students can sometimes take intro‑to‑proof or discrete math in Berkeley Summer; very strong preparation for higher‑level math.
CalChess Grade Level Championship
A statewide scholastic chess championship held in the South Bay (Milpitas) where California K-12 students, including high schoolers, compete by grade level for state titles. Requires an active USCF membership.
Camp Lemma
One-week summer math day camp in the East Bay for kids who love math, focusing on problem-solving and mathematical games for rising 4th-9th graders.
Canada/USA Mathcamp
A five-week residential summer program for mathematically talented teens featuring college-level and original-topic math classes taught by mentors, with a strong emphasis on exploration and problem-solving over competition prep.
College of San Mateo Concurrent Enrollment – Math
Take community‑college math (precalculus, calculus, discrete math) while in high school; credit can articulate to UC/CSU.
Denker Tournament of High School Champions
A prestigious invitational chess tournament, founded in 1985 by Grandmaster Arnold Denker, in which the reigning high school chess champion of each US state and DC compete against one another for the title of Denker Champion of Champions. Held alongside the US Open.
Firecracker Math Summer Camp
Multi-site Bay Area math camp with locations in Oakland, Berkeley, San Francisco, Lafayette, Mill Valley, Danville, and Alameda focusing on creative problem-solving.
HCSSiM (Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics)
A six-week live-in college-level math intensive for highly motivated high schoolers, built around daily problem sets and lectures that push students to actively discover mathematics rather than just learn it.
International Mathematical Modeling Challenge (IM2C)
An international team competition in which high school students spend five consecutive days applying mathematics to analyze and solve an open-ended real-world problem and submit a written solution report; in the USA, participation is by invitation based on performance in COMAP's HiMCM/MidMCM contests.
Kasparov Chess Foundation All-Girls National Chess Championship
An annual national scholastic chess championship run by the Kasparov Chess Foundation (founded by World Champion Garry Kasparov) exclusively for girls, drawing 650+ participants, alongside the foundation's Young Stars training and online KCF Academy instruction.
Lavner Sports Analytics Virtual Camp
Online camp using statistics and coding (Java/Python) to analyze sports data and build analytical models, combining STEM with sports.
Math Kangaroo (Level HS)
International multiple‑choice math contest with local NorCal test centers and online options.
Math Kangaroo USA
Large international multiple-choice math contest with NorCal testing centers and online option, designed to build confidence and mathematical thinking for students of all levels.
Math Madness by AreteLabs
Season-long online team competition with weekly or biweekly matches, similar to an online math league for middle and high school teams.
Math Prize for Girls
A prestigious one-day math competition hosted at MIT by the Advantage Testing Foundation and Jane Street, open to female and nonbinary students in 11th grade or below who have taken the AMC, with substantial cash prizes for top scorers.
Math Teachers' Circle / Bay Area Math Circle for Teachers & Students
Some Bay Area Math Teachers' Circles invite HS student observers or helpers; good for 1‑on‑1 exposure to inquiry‑based math and leadership.
MathCON
National online math test followed by in-person finals for top scorers, covering algebra, geometry, and problem-solving for grades 4-12.
MathILy
A five-week residential summer program at Bryn Mawr College where mathematically excellent secondary students explore advanced topics and build problem-solving skill through an interactive, discovery-oriented format.
Midwest High School Scholars Analytics Academy
A one-week Illinois State University summer academy (running since the mid-1990s) for academically strong high schoolers from underrepresented groups, introducing insurance, actuarial science, and data-driven problem solving.
MIT MITES Summer
Free, six-week residential STEM program at MIT for rising high school seniors (11th graders) from underrepresented or underserved backgrounds. Students take rigorous math, science, and humanities courses, complete a project, and live in MIT dorms. Highly selective; all costs covered.
MIT PRIMES-USA
A free, year-long remote mentored research program from MIT's math department in which high school juniors and sophomores from outside the Boston area work on original, unsolved math problems with guidance from MIT researchers.
PROMYS (Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists)
A six-week residential summer program at Boston University where mathematically motivated high schoolers work through deep, exploratory problem sets in number theory alongside counselors and research mathematicians.
Purple Comet! Math Meet
A free, online team-based math competition open to middle and high school students worldwide, run annually since 2003, where teams collaborate to solve a set of challenging problems within a fixed time window.
Redbird Risk Management Challenge
A free week-long residential program at Illinois State University's Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management where high school seniors form teams to manage a simulated corporation through risk scenarios, learning actuarial and risk-management fundamentals; next held in 2027.
Ross Mathematics Program
A six-week intensive residential math camp, held at Otterbein University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, that immerses pre-college students in number theory through a discovery-based, proof-driven curriculum.
Russian School of Mathematics – Bay Area Summer
After-school enrichment school with Bay Area summer courses in contest math, enrichment, and acceleration, offering both in-person and online classes.
Russian School of Mathematics (RSM) – Bay Area
After‑school math school with proof‑oriented curriculum and optional contest tracks; multiple NorCal branches plus online.
Russian School of Mathematics Bay Area Summer
After-school enrichment school with Bay Area summer courses in contest math, enrichment, and acceleration, offering both in-person and online classes.
San Francisco Math Circle
After-school and camp-style math enrichment with problem-solving and puzzles at San Francisco State University, offering spring and summer sessions.
San Jose Math Circle
Weekly math circle in San Jose focused on problem-solving and advanced topics for motivated students interested in mathematical competitions.
SCUDEM (SIMIODE Challenge Using Differential Equations Modeling)
A team-based mathematical modeling competition in which groups of three students use differential equations to model a real-world problem in physics/engineering, chemistry/life sciences, or social sciences, culminating in a 10-minute video presentation reviewed by judges.
Serra High School Summer Math Advancement
For-credit high school math courses (Geometry, Pre-Calculus) in compressed summer format, open to students from other schools with approval.
Simons Summer Research Program
A highly selective six-week residential research program at Stony Brook University pairing rising high school seniors with faculty mentors for hands-on original research in science, math, or engineering, culminating in a poster symposium.
Sonoma State Sonia Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day
One-day event with workshops/activities celebrating women in math, statistics, and data science.
SPARC – Summer Program in Applied Rationality & Cognition
Free, highly selective Bay Area program in probability, decision theory, and quantitative reasoning for talented high schoolers interested in rationality and cognitive science.
Stanford K-12 Programs – Quantitative/Data Components
Directory of multiple Stanford K-12 programs including summer research and internships with quantitative and data science components for high school students.
Stanford K-12 Programs with Quantitative Components
Directory of multiple Stanford K-12 programs including summer research and internships with quantitative and data science components for high school students.
Stanford Math Circle
Year‑round evening enrichment with contest‑style, Olympiad, and proof problems for highly motivated students.
Stanford Math Tournament (SMT 2026)
Stanford's flagship in-person high school math competition at Stanford University with team and individual rounds covering various mathematical disciplines.
Stanford Pre‑Collegiate University‑Level Online Math & Physics
Year‑long or term‑long online courses (e.g., Number Theory, Linear Algebra, Real Analysis) for advanced high schoolers worldwide.
Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC)
Extremely selective 3‑week proof‑based math camp at Stanford (number theory, abstract algebra, topology).
SUMaC – Stanford University Mathematics Camp
Elite proof-based math camp at Stanford offering residential and online options, focusing on advanced university-level mathematics for high-achieving students.
Summer Academy at Quarry Lane
Dublin, CA private-school Summer Academy offering compressed UC-approved high school math courses for credit and acceleration.
Susan Polgar Foundation National Open for Girls and Boys
A national scholastic chess tournament founded by GM Susan Polgar, featuring a girls' workshop, simultaneous exhibitions with titled players, and blitz side events. The foundation has awarded nearly $8 million in prizes and scholarships to young players since 2003.
The Godwin Ogbeide Scholarship Foundation
Scholarship for Black HS seniors pursuing STEM, requiring academic achievement, community involvement, and commitment to STEM in college.
UC Berkeley Pre-College Scholars – Math/Stats Track
Online Berkeley summer program where high schoolers take for-credit university-level math or statistics courses taught by UC faculty.
UC Berkeley Pre-College Scholars Math/Stats Track
Online Berkeley summer program where high schoolers take for-credit university-level math or statistics courses taught by UC faculty.
US Chess National High School (K-12) Championship
The largest annual scholastic chess tournament in the country, drawing over 1,500 students to compete across a championship section and multiple rated/unrated sections. Hosted by US Chess, with individual and team titles awarded plus side events like blitz and bughouse.
Wharton Global Youth Moneyball Training Camp
One-week online program introducing statistics and data science through sports analytics, taught by Wharton faculty and instructors.
Wharton Global Youth Program: Moneyball Academy
A three-week on-campus summer program at the Wharton School in which rising high school juniors and seniors study sports analytics, learning statistical thinking, real-world applications used by sports analytics professionals, and introductory statistical programming.
Wharton High School Data Science Competition
Annual data science competition focused on hockey analytics where high school teams analyze real sports data and compete for recognition.
Wharton Moneyball Academy
A three-week on-campus Wharton Global Youth Program for rising high school juniors and seniors that teaches statistical thinking and sports analytics, using data-driven decision-making methods drawn from finance and applied statistics.
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