Scholarship

2026 Davidson Fellows Scholarship - Mathematics

Davidson Institute for Talent Development Original Source
Award

Not specified

Deadline

Feb 18, 2026

Deadline passed
Location

United States

Applicants

individual, team

About This Opportunity

The Davidson Fellows Scholarship recognizes outstanding young people who have completed significant projects demonstrating exceptional creativity and innovation. In the Mathematics category, applicants must submit a work in a specific domain area of mathematics such as Calculus, Fractals, Geometry, Number Theory, Algebra, Applied Mathematics, Analysis, Computer Mathematics, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Game Theory, or Probability and Statistics. The scholarship requires submission of a formal research report with bibliography, a visual model representing research findings, and if applicable, computer code documentation. Applicants must demonstrate that their work represents a significant piece of scholarship, whether through exceptional creativity, a new idea with high impact, an innovative solution with regional or national implications, an important advancement that can be replicated, an interdisciplinary discovery with potential for positive change, or a prodigious performance. The program seeks to identify young scholars whose mathematical work has social relevance and can make a positive contribution to society.

Who Can Apply

Region
United States
Applicants
individual, team

Application Details

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Required documents

research_proposal portfolio letters_of_recommendation

Review process

Applications are reviewed by judges who evaluate the research report, visual model, process essay, significance and benefit to society essay, and video describing the work. Two nominators familiar with the applicant's work must submit recommendation forms.

Restrictions

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