Opportunities for Majors & Minors

Get Involved

• Math Club 
• Actuarial Club 
• Tutoring
  Academic help for lower level classes Math 115-Math234. We require B or better in Math through 234/240
• Departmental colloquia, seminars, events
  [Marden lecture each spring, Open Advising each term, etc.]

Teaching High School Math

• Mathematics Education – UWM College of Community Engagement & Professions 
  We offer both an undergraduate major and a post-bac program for an alternative certification pathway.

Research Opportunities

• UWM Office of Undergraduate Research
  A good starting point to look for research opportunities
  • UWM SURF
    One-on-one research with faculty in fall/spring/summer – funded
• McNair Program
  For first-generation, underrepresented, and low income students (summer research, funded, conference presentation)
• Research Experience for Undergraduates
  Funded summer research
  National Science Foundation – REU Sites: Mathematical Sciences
  Application deadlines typically in January and February.
• SPUR Summer Program Undergrad Research
  At Medical College of Wisconsin, deadline late January / early February each year.
• Summer Program at Caltech

Scholarships & Awards

• The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers a number of scholarships and awards.
• Students are encouraged to log into the UWM Scholarship Portal regularly to identify opportunities that they match with. Scholarships are given by multiple offices at UWM including the Alumni Association, Chancellor’s Office, Financial Aid, the Math Department and others, but all are listed in the portal. By keeping your profile up to date in the portal, you will be matched to anything you qualify for.

Graduate School

• UWM Graduate School, usually in November. Math department application deadline (for TA support) is Jan 31.
• Information on all math graduate programs
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program  Applications are substantial and due in late October or early November.  Graduating seniors and first year graduate students are eligible to apply.  The 3-year fellowship goes with the student to their desired graduate program!

Study Abroad

Learn more about Study Abroad programs.

Competitions

• Putnam Competition
  Held every year, usually in December. Please contact Jeb Willenbring if you are interested in getting involved.
• Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) and Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM)
  Hosted every year, usually in January. Please contact Gabriella Pinter if you are interested in getting involved.
• Midwest Undergraduate Data Analytics Competition
  MUDAC is a collaborative effort led by Minnesota State University, Winona State University, and MinneAnalytics.

Conferences

• National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
  Held every year in spring. Abstract submission deadline is in December each year. Travel and participation subsidized by UWM.
• Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM)
  Held every year in early January. Travel awards for students who present may be provided by the MAA and/or by the UWM Office of Undergraduate Research.
• WI MAA Regional Meetings
  Held every spring
• SIAM Annual Meeting
  Held each summer
• MAA MathFest
  Held each summer