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 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.
Annotated list of REUs, with reference to which are available to international students
The Polymath REU will run this summer. It is not funded but could be a good option if you want to have research experience but do not get into any other REUs.
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 graduate student or professor. This can be part of a capstone or senior project, as a one-credit course, or just for fun!
If you want to learn about a cool math topic but not necessarily research it, check out the Directed Reading Program.
Career and Internship
At MPM 2021, our Future Opportunity panelists mentioned the following websites to check out for career opportunities.
Internship opportunities at Securian Financial
Apply early Fall during your Junior year
Seminars
A seminar is a reguarly occurring meeting where people take turns giving talks. Some seminars have a mathematical or other type of theme. Local seminars are great places to get experience giving talks since you are likely to know some of the audience.
Seminars at the University of Minnesota:
Undergraduate Mathematics Research Seminar - a low stakes place for undergraduates at the University of Minnesota to give talks about mathematics (possibly intersecting with other fields).
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.
A workshop is more interactive than a conference. Usually a workshop involves both lectures and work time and there is one overarching theme.
Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS) is a project proposed by a group of underrepresented early career mathematicians. USTARS creates a venue where Algebra and Topology graduate students from underrepresented groups present their work and form research and social support networks with other mathematicians with related research interests.
Deadline: Not clear - contact the organizers listed on webpage.
The Women and Mathematics Program (WAM) at the Institute for Advanced Study is an annual program with the mission to recruit and retain more women in mathematics. WAM aims to counter the initial imbalance in the numbers of men and women entering mathematics training as well as the higher attrition rate of female mathematicians compared to their male counterparts at every critical transition stage in mathematical careers. WAM encourages female mathematicians to form collaborative research relationships and to become active in a vertical mentoring network spanning a continuum from undergraduates to emerita professors, which provides support and reduces the sense of isolation experienced by many women in mathematics. While there are a number of women's programs targeted solely at undergraduates, or graduate students, or postdocs, very few programs provide the depth and breadth that come from simultaneously including features tailored for undergraduate students, graduate students, and researchers from a broad spectrum of US institutions, all in one united community of scholars, as WAM does.
Deadline: February 17, 2021
The largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the country, the SACNAS conference is a gathering which serves to equip, empower, and energize participants for their academic and professional paths in STEM.
Over the course of the event, college-level through professional attendees are immersed in cutting-edge STEM research, professional development sessions, motivational keynote speakers, and the Graduate School & Career Expo Hall, as well as multicultural celebrations and traditions, and an inclusive and welcoming community of peers, mentors, and role models. Simply put, the SACNAS conference is a broadly inclusive space where you are encouraged and empowered to bring your whole self to STEM.
Deadline: Not posted yet. Check back!
Graduate Research Opportunities for Women (GROW) is a conference for women-identified students interested in graduate school in the mathematical sciences. It is held each fall at a different University, and applications are typically due in late summer.
The Conference encourages outstanding undergraduate women mathematicians, including trans women and non-binary women, at all stages of their careers to apply. 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.
Deadline: Past for 2021 iteration. For 2022, look in late Fall!
Scholarships and Fellowships
GEM is a network of leading corporations, government laboratories, top universities, and top research institutions that enables qualified students from underrepresented communities to pursue graduate education in applied science and engineering. GEM’s fellowship programs span the entire recruitment, retention, and professional development spectrum. GEM’s principal activity is the provision of graduate fellowships at the MS and PhD levels coupled with paid summer internships . GEM also offers fellowships without paid summer internships through our GEM University and Associate Fellowship programs.
Graduate School Preparation
If you are a woman who is strongly considering graduate school in the mathematical sciences but did not major in mathematics or your mathematics major was light, the post-baccalaureate program provides an opportunity to study mathematics intensively for two semesters at the advanced undergraduate level.
The EDGE Program is designed to strengthen the ability of women and minority students to successfully complete graduate programs in the mathematical sciences.
UMN Student Groups
Women in Math (WiM) -- The Student Chapter of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
Out in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (oSTEM)