Resources for Students

There are many people and organizations here to help you through your mathematical journey.

Research Experience

A great way to get research experience is through an REU, which is a 6-10 week summer program hosted usually at a university. REUs are often funded (you get paid to do research), can be based in math or other sciences, and are a great introduction to life as a graduate student or in general as a researcher.

List of REUs, Advice on applying to REUs
The Polymath REU. This is an online REU which is not funded, but it is more flexible. It is open to the majority of undergraduates who have taken a proof-writing course (i.e. Math 3283W) and is a great option if you want to try out research while working another summer job.
Younger students looking for research experience would benefit from this blog post

There are also ways to get research experience at UMN. These can be over the summer or during a semester.

You can apply for a UROP.
You can also do research with a faculty This can be part of a capstone or senior project, as a one-credit course, or just for fun! See more information on finding mentors here.
If you want to learn about a cool math topic but not necessarily research it, check out the Directed Reading Program.

Career and Internship

UMN Math Department's info on internships for math majors

At MPM 2021, our Future Opportunity panelists mentioned the following websites to check out for career opportunities.

Fed Econ Jobs
Travelers
Internship opportunities at Securian Financial (Apply early Fall during your Junior year)

Conferences and Workshops

A conference is an event where people present their research. If you have done research, some of these conferences are places you can present it. However, it is also standard to simply attend a conference and listen to talks without having research to present.

There are opportunities to apply for UMN funding to travel to conferences. Scroll down on this link for more information.

OurFA2M2 (online, annual conference with additional workshops)

OurFA2M2 stands for the Online Undergraduate Resource Fair for the Advancement and Alliance of Marginalized Mathematicians. The programming is free, organized by current or recent undergraduates, aimed towards undergraduates in the US who come from marginalized groups in mathematics.

GROW Conference (annually each fall)

Graduate Research Opportunities for Women (GROW) is intended to provide support and encouragement to undergrads considering going to grad school in the math sciences and to help build a profession where gender is not a barrier to participation.

Annual Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics

The NCUWM recognizes the need to encourage and mentor undergraduate women in mathematics to pursue graduate study in mathematics and to seek mathematical careers. The participants will be able to meet others who share their interest in the mathematical sciences, and those who already have done research will be given an opportunity to present their results.

Scholarships and Fellowships

The GEM Fellowship Program

The mission of The National GEM Consortium is to enhance the value of the nation’s human capital by increasing the participation of underrepresented groups (African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanic Americans) at the master’s and doctoral levels in engineering and science.