AMS Young Scholars Program

The AMS Young Scholars Program, supported by the Epsilon Fund, was established to help fund summer mathematics programs in the United States for mathematically talented youth. The program aims to nurture those that are interested in mathematics by aiding summer programs that provide high school students with opportunities to engage with mathematics in a way that builds curiosity and confidence.

Funding for the AMS Young Scholars Program is set at a minimum award of $2,500 for mature programs and may be up to $15,000 per grant. Awards of $5,000 may be made to newer programs as seed funding. In all cases, no less than half of each award must be used for scholarships, and the remainder should be used for program expenses. No institutional overhead or indirect costs will be covered with these award funds.

About this Award

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In 1999 the American Mathematical Society established the Epsilon Fund endowment to help support summer mathematics programs for mathematically talented high school students.  The name for the fund was chosen in remembrance of the late Paul Erdős, who was fond of calling children "epsilons."  The goal of the program is to aid and promote programs that support and nurture mathematically talented youth in the United States, and to make these opportunities available to the broad pool of all mathematically talented high school students living in the United States.

 

Most Recent Award(s): 2025

• Adelphi Summer Institute in Mathematical Epidemiology, Adelphi University
• Alliance for Indigenous Math Circles, Alliance for Indigenous Math Circles
• Baa Hózhó Math Camp, Kansas State University
• BEAM Summer Away, Art of Problem Solving Foundation
• Canada/USA Mathcamp
• CryptoTeens in South Florida, Florida Atlantic University
• Euler Circle, Euler Circle
• Girls Talk Math, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics, Hampshire College
• Honors Summer Math Camp, Texas Mathworks
• Kenneth I. Gross and Tony Trono Mathematical Sciences Institute, The Governor's Institutes of Vermont
• LSU Virtual Math Circle: Research Opportunities for High School Students, Louisiana State University
• Math Circles of Chicago, Math Circles of Chicago
• Math Knights Summer Institute, University of Central Florida
• MathILy (serious Mathematics Infused with Levity), Mathematical Staircase, Inc.
• MathILy-Er, Georgia Institute of Technology
• MathPath, MathPath
• Michigan Math and Science Scholars (MMSS), University of Michigan
• New York Math Circle
• PROMYS, Boston University
• PROMYS Pathways Summer Program, Boston University
• PROTaSM (Puerto Rico Opportunities for Talented Students in Mathematics), University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
• PZMC, Williams College
• Rutgers Young Scholars Program in Discrete Mathematics, SAS Department of Mathematics and DIMACS
• SigmaCamp, Stony Brook University
• Summer Academy of Actuarial and Mathematical Sciences (SAAMS), Morgan State University Foundation
• Summer Math Leader Institute, Orlando Math Circle, Inc.
• Summer Math Program for Young Scholars, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
• TexPREP - Lubbock 2025, Texas Tech Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
• The Calculus Project, The Calculus Project, Inc.
• The Math Movement, John Carroll University
• USF STEM for Scholars Summer School, University of South Florida

See previous winners

Next Award:  July 2026

Nomination Deadline:  22 January 2026

Application Procedure: 

• Applications are accepted from program directors only (not from students or parents)
• The application will be available beginning November 1, 2024, on MathPrograms.org
• More information . . .

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