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What exactly is a triage judge? This is the first round of judging to separate the great from the good from the not so good. We will be responsible for making a quick read of papers and assigning a score. This score will be combined with a score from another judge to place the paper in a category. Some of the weaker papers will not be read by anyone after triaging.
How long does it take? On average papers take about 10-15 minutes to read. The weaker ones will be less and the better ones a little longer. The first 3 papers seem to take the longest as you calibrate the scoring.
How many papers am I expected to rate? New judges generally rate 30-50 papers
When does this happen? The next contest will be Jan 29 - Feb 2, 2026. So, this work will need to be completed Feb 23 - March 30, 2026.
What is in it for you?
COMAP pays $10/paper
Service to the community
Be involved with helping over 80,000 students become more engaged in interdisciplinary complex problem solving.
Get to know your colleagues a little better.
What problem will the students be solving? The problems are not announced until January 29th at 5pm EST. Problems from previous years are available on the contest website and mathmodels.org.
Can I be the advisor for a student team and be a triage judge? Triage judges CANNOT be the advisor for a team on the problem they are grading. It is fine to triage for other problems. For example, if your students solve the E problem, then you cannot triage for the E problem. The integrity of this contest is very important to maintain. We do not want any situation that may look like a team may get an unfair advantage.
Where can you get more information about the contest? https://www.comap.org/contests/mcm-icm
What do you do now? If you are committed to being part of the judging team, then go to https://www.portal.comap.com/accounts/login/ to sign up and apply.
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