Interesting Mathematical Webpages
- The American Mathematical Society's Student Webpage
- The Mathematical Association of America Student Webpage
- The Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics Student Webpage
- Information about mathematical people
- The Mathematics Genealogy Project
- The Mathematician of the Day
- The Theorem of the Day
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Problem of the Week
- Budapest Semesters in Mathematics
This program brings mathematically talented undergraduates to Budapest, Hungary for an intensive program of study. - Mathematics Advanced Study Semesters
This programs brings mathematically talented undergraduates to Penn State for an intensive program of study. - Mathematics In Moscow
Spend 15 weeks In fairytale Moscow studying mathematics In English in a modern setting in the city's historic center. - The Junior Program at Smith College for Women
The Junior Program is for undergraduate women mathematics majors who want a mathematically intense semester or year among other women. (While the program is intended to take place during the junior year, second-semester sophomores and rising seniors will also be considered.)
The principal summer research opportunities for undergraduates are REUs: Research Experiences for Undergraduates. These are programs hosted at universities and colleges around the country and most are supported by the National Science Foundation. In order to participate in an REU, the interested student must apply to the host institution in the Fall or early Spring before the summer of the REU.
REUs typically run 6 - 8 weeks in the months of June, July, or August. Each REU consists of 6 - 10 undergraduates from a variety of institutions in the United States and abroad. A group of 1 - 4 faculty members from the REU host institution, sometimes assisted by graduate students, direct the REU students on research projects. Students get background on the projects in the first week or two. This is done by attending lectures
Do some groundwork before you apply to an REU. Most REUs have web pages with application instructions and a list of proposed research topics. Find out which other students and which faculty (if any) have attended REUs in the past. Their input can be valuable. Faculty may also have connections to the organizers of certain REUs.