CEMC Euclid Contest Prize - Top 5 Canadian

What you will need

• ✓ Contest fee of $18.00 per participant (your school orders the contest)
• ✓ Completed Student Information Form
• ✓ Born on or after January 1, 2008 (for official status)
• ✓ Live in Canada and write at a school inside Canada (for official status)
• ✓ Your school orders the contest by Thursday, March 11, 2027

About this award

You can win a $500 prize and a commemorative plaque if you place in the top five among official Canadian participants. As a prize, this money is yours to keep and does not have to be paid back. This is for you if you are a senior-level secondary school student or a CÉGEP (Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel — a pre-university college in Quebec) student who loves solving complex mathematical problems. Your school's Contest Supervisor must order the contest by Thursday, March 11, 2027. For those in North and South America, the contest takes place on Tuesday, April 6, 2027. You will find out your results through the Contest Supervisor Portal four to six weeks after the contest date. Winners are chosen based on their score out of 100 on the 10-question exam. The CEMC (Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing — the math outreach arm of the University of Waterloo) assesses your solutions for completeness, clarity, and presentation style. There are five $500 prizes for the top official participants in Canada, and each of the next ten official participants in Canada receives $200. Prizes are awarded at the discretion of the CEMC. The contest page doesn't say how prize money is paid, so ask your Contest Supervisor or the CEMC. Since this is a contest prize based on a single event, there are no ongoing GPA or enrollment requirements to keep the money once it is awarded. However, because the contest is written annually, you can challenge yourself and write it again in future years if you still meet the age and school requirements.

Who qualifies

To be an official participant eligible for this prize, you must live in Canada, be born on or after January 1, 2008, and properly complete your Student Information Form. You should be in your final year of secondary school or a CÉGEP student, though motivated students in lower grades are welcome to participate. You must write the contest at a school inside Canada.

This is what the award's official page said when we last checked. Rules change, so confirm on the award's official page before you apply.

• ✓ Canadian citizen
• ✓ Open to high school or CEGEP students
• ✓ Studying mathematics

How to apply

1. 1

   Read the award's official page

   Check you meet every requirement, and note each document they ask for.

2. 2

   Submit your application

   Save a copy, and submit at least a day before the deadline shown above.

Tips for applying

• PresentationAvoid providing only the final answer when a full solution is required. Instead, focus on the clarity and completeness of your steps. Practice writing out your logic clearly on paper since the CEMC (Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing — the math outreach arm of the University of Waterloo) penalizes poorly presented solutions even if the answer is correct.
• SupportAvoid trying to organize the contest yourself. Instead, coordinate with your school's administration to ensure a Contest Supervisor handles the administration. Confirm with your teacher that they have access to the Supervisor Portal for your results.
• StrategyAvoid ignoring the contest if you are not in your final year. Instead, write the contest in earlier grades to build your skills. Use previous years as a training ground to help you achieve a top-five score in your senior year.
• RealismAvoid treating this prize as a ticket to university admission. Instead, view it as a way to showcase your skills. Note that participating in the Euclid Contest is not required for admission to the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo.

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