UT Math Honors Scholarships

The math department offers many scholarships for math majors, the largest of which are the current $5000 Math Honors scholarships supported by a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Note that renewal of this grant is currently pending and we will not know until later in the spring if they will be available next fall. These scholarships are generally not offered to incoming freshmen; prospective UT students should follow the Future UT Freshmen link for more scholarship information. 

Math Honors scholarships are offered to students who finish at or near the top of their Math 300/307 (Introduction to Abstract Math) class. There is no application for the Math Honors scholarship; Math 300 professors nominate students, and recipients are selected by the math honors committee. In some cases, students who are not nominated after Math 300 may be nominated after finishing at or near the top of another core upper division math class. Students who wish to be nominated via a class other than 300/307 should speak to their professor. Note that Math Honors scholarships are only offered to students with at least two academic years left as undergraduates at UT, and who are US Citizens or Permanent Residents (as per NSF requirements). When accepting a Math Honors Scholarship a student must declare a math major with honors concentration. Second majors are possible, but the math major becomes the primary major and math requirements receive precedence. Note that it is generally impossible to double major in math and engineering in four years, and an engineering major generally must be dropped when accepting a Math Honors scholarship. See also the requirements page for more information.

Information on departmental scholarships other than the Math Honors Scholarship may be found here. Note that if a student is awarded both a Math Honors scholarship and a Maples, Lee, Cooley, or Schmidt math department scholarship then he/she will receive only the amount of the largest one, normally the Math Honors Scholarship. However the Math Honors Scholarships may be added to non-departmental (e.g. Hope, Chancellor's, Volunteer, etc.) scholarships up to the maximum allowed by the university.

Contact Information

Remus Nicoara
Professor, Director of UT Math Honors Program
University of Tennessee
Knoxville TN 37996-1300

Phone: 865-974-8763
Email: nicoara@math.utk.edu