Eligibility and Categories

All students attending school in North Carolina are eligible to enter. 

Projects may be entered in the following categories:

• Primary: Grades K-2 (Individual or Class Projects)

• Elementary: Grades 3-4 (Individual or Class Projects)

• Intermediate: Grades 5-6 (Individual or Class Projects)

• Middle School: Grades 7-8 (Individual Projects)

• High School: Grades 9-12 (Individual Projects)

Notes: 

• Class projects must involve a majority of the students in that class. 

• Individual projects involve one or two students only. 

• If a student is paired up with another student from a different division, then they must compete in the higher division.
  For example, if a 6th and 7th-grader pair up on a project, then they must enter the Middle School Division (7-8), not the Intermediate Division (5-6).

• There is a limit of 3 projects per school per category.

• Projects must be pre-registered to be accepted for competition. During the judging, each project must be represented by one or two students whose names appear on the project.

• Students who are finalists at this fair are invited to participate in the State Math Fair later in the spring. For more information on the regional and state Math fairs, visit the NCCTM website.

For more information about the NCCTM State Math Fair, contact Kendra Bledsoe at bledsok@gcsnc.com.  

For information/questions on the Western Region Math Fair, contact the following:

Robert Leichner at robert.leichner@cms.k12.nc.us

Dr. Erica Slate-Young at slateer@appstate.edu