Competition
MATHCOUNTS Competition Series
MATHCOUNTS Foundation
Recognition
Per the official 2026 National Competition Fact Sheet: nine top national competitors share $44,000 in college scholarships. National Champion receives the $20,000 Donald G. Weinert Scholarship; Countdown Round Runner-Up $7,500; two Countdown Round Semifinalists $3,000 each; Written Competition Champion $2,500; the four members of the 1st-place team $2,000 each.
Deadline
~Dec 15, 2025
Estimated; confirm on sponsor site
MATHCOUNTS Competition Series is a national, in-person math competition open to U.S. students in grades 6-8 (middle school only), run in four progressive levels (school, chapter, state, and national), each featuring Sprint, Target, Team, and optional Countdown rounds. Top state-level performers advance to the RTX MATHCOUNTS National Competition, where top individual and team competitors win college scholarships.
Eligibility
- Grade levels
- Middle school
- Citizenship
- U.S. student, defined as one who attends a school in a U.S. state or territory, or an overseas school affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense or State Department Office of Overseas Schools
- Fields of study
- Mathematics
Application requirements
- School representative or parent/guardian registers online during the registration window: A teacher, administrator, or parent volunteer (with school permission) registers school-based competitors online; for non-school competitors (NSCs), a parent/guardian registers after confirming the student's school will not register or support participation.
- Pay the applicable per-student registration fee by the relevant deadline tier: Fee tier (Early Bird/Regular/Late) depends on submission date; NSC registration must be completed online with a credit card. Title I schools receive a 50% discount.
- Coach receives School Competition Kit and prepares students using official MATHCOUNTS materials: Kits (including the School Handbook) ship on a rolling basis mid-August through late January; the School Competition is typically administered in January.
- Coach completes the Competitor Roster on the Coach Dashboard before the Chapter Competition: Required before the local coordinator's specific chapter competition date; up to 14 competitors per school (4 team+individual, 10 individual-only).
- Compete at the Chapter (local) Competition, held Feb 1-28: Top scorers (including NSCs, who advance individually) qualify for the State Competition; no additional fee required to advance.
- Advance to State Competition (Mar 1-31) and, if a top-4 state finisher, the National Competition (May): Top 4 individuals per state/territory (including NSCs) earn an all-expenses-paid trip to the RTX MATHCOUNTS National Competition.
Verified Jul 8, 2026 · View official source