MCM/ICM 2027: International Modeling Competition
Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP)
📌 About the Event
The MCM/ICM 2027 is an international modeling competition by COMAP that challenges student teams to solve real-world problems using mathematical, data-driven, and interdisciplinary approaches. Participants develop and submit solutions while demonstrating analytical, problem-solving, teamwork, and technical writing skills.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Competition Type: International Modeling Competition
- Mode of Conduct: Online
- Organizer: Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP)
- Registration Fee: $100 per team
- Submission: Online solution report
📅 Important Dates
- Registration Deadline: January 29, 2027, 1:30 AM IST
- Contest Starts: January 29, 2027, 3:30 AM IST
- Contest Ends: February 2, 2027, 6:30 AM IST
- Solution Report Deadline: February 2, 2027, 7:30 AM IST
- Results: May 8, 2027
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Open to high school students and college undergraduates.
- Each team can have a maximum of 3 students.
- Team members must be enrolled full-time or part-time at the same school/institution during the contest.
- Each student can participate in only one team.
- Every team must have an advisor who is a faculty member, staff member, or student at the participating institution.
- Teams select one problem from the six available MCM/ICM problem choices.
🏆Benefits for the Participants
- Top Prize: $9,000 per winning team
- Certificate of Participation
- International Exposure
- Development of modeling, analytical, research, and problem-solving skills
- Opportunity for selected solutions to be published in COMAP’s UMAP Journal