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Mary Benevento/CTAHPERD Scholarship is for high school seniors from Connecticut who plan to major to engage in the professional studies of health education, physical education, recreation or dance. Such students must plan to pursue a certified program of studies in a collegiate institution in Connecticut offering a Bachelor’s degree. PLEASE NOTE: The word health refers to school health teaching, not nursing, public health or psychology.

This Scholarship is more than GPAs and honors received in school. It is intended for gifted students who are entering a college or university and have a passion beyond the academics; an intellectual or artistic passion that drives them to succeed beyond the classroom. It is meant to fuel the intellectual and artistic passion within each student without regard to the financial status of their parents. Winners receive $1,000 to put towards attending a post-secondary institution full-time. To be eligible, students must be in 11th or 12th grade and be taking courses at an accredited California university.

The Maryville Science and Robotics Program offers premier, cutting-edge courses for students ages 4-16 with highly qualified faculty, including professors, engineers, computer programmers, and gifted certified teachers. They offer small class sizes that are highly differentiated to meet individual student needs. Class sizes are limited to 12-16 students with an overall faculty/staff to participant ratio of 1:6. Each classroom contains an expert faculty member and a university student assistant teacher.

The Maryville Young Scholars Program offers a model to increase diversity in gifted programs. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has agreed to a four-year pilot supporting an alternative pathway for gifted identification. This will formally qualify as gifted many of the high ability children in the Maryville Young Scholars Program. Young Scholars have access to extensive summer and after-school enrichment programming.

In 1996, the Mas family established a scholarship fund whose purpose is to advance the education of talented young Cuban and Cuban American men and women, furthering their commitment to promoting the benefits and opportunities that can be garnered through hard work in a free society.

Master-It! is a week-long, residential summer program held every year in June. Twenty young women spend a week on the Emporia State University campus to enjoy some science, mathematics and fun such as field trips and social events.

Math Academy is a Pasadena Unified School District program aimed at radically accelerating the learning curve of its mathematically gifted students by providing a curriculum that matches their abilities. The goal of Math Academy is to prepare these students to excel in the honors math and science programs at the most elite universities in the world.

Math Kangaroo is an international competition that encourages students to master their mathematical knowledge, gives them confidence in their ability for comprehending mathematics, helps them understand how mathematics applies in nature’s laws and human activities, develop their ability to derive pleasure and satisfaction through intellectual life, and shows that mathematical education is significant in every part of the world.

Created in 1977 by Dr. George Lenchner, an internationally known math educator, the Math Olympiads went public in 1979. 170,000 students in over 35 countries on 6 continents participated in 2019-2020. The Math Olympiads are math problem solving contests for teams of up to 35 students in grades 4 through 8. It is open only to schools, home schools, and institutes. Not open to individuals.

The Advantage Testing Foundation Math Prize for Girls is the largest math prize for girls in the world. Each fall at MIT, nearly 300 young female mathematicians compete in the challenging test of mathematical creativity and insight. The goal is to promote gender equity in the STEM professions and to encourage young women with exceptional potential to become mathematical and scientific leaders.

The MATHCOUNTS Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that reaches students in grades 6-8 in all US states and territories with 3 extracurricular math programs. More than a quarter million students participate in their programs or use their resources each year. Mathcounts believes middle school is a critical juncture when a love of math must be encouraged, and a fear of math must be overcome. Their programs build problem solving skills and positive attitudes about math, so students embrace challenges and expand their academic and career opportunities in the future.

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The MathStudio app brings unprecedented computational power to your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. From building simple algorithms to creating interactive plots and animations, MathStudio bridges the gap between technology and your imagination.

Mavin Learning Resources was formed in response to the growing demand for supplemental education. In response to this demand, we have embarked on a mission to develop high quality educational materials and programs that allow us to provide personalized educational solutions for students of all ages, and particularly to high school students who are preparing for higher education.

Designed to honor the legacy of one of the most original and accomplished poets to debut in recent years—and to reward outstanding poets for years to come—the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize awards $10,000 and publication by Milkweed Editions to the author of a debut collection of poems. Selected by an independent judge, the prizewinning poet will receive a standard royalty contract, simultaneous publication of the collection in cloth and audiobook editions, national distribution, and a comprehensive marketing and publicity campaign.

Redbird solutions share the same vision of accelerating learning through personalized instruction, and both draw from pioneering research in adaptive learning technology. Originally developed at Stanford University, together they provide a common set of user experiences and reporting that can help elevate students in both Mathematics and English Language Arts.