NCMATYC Award and Grant Opportunities
NCMATYC has several recurring awards: the Mathematics Excellence Award, the Teaching Excellence Award, NCMATYC Travel Grants (for state and national conferences) and NCMATYC Nominee for the AMATYC Presidential Student Award.
1. Mathematics Leadership Excellence Award – (Every odd year)
The Mathematics leadership Excellence (MLE) Award is intended for educators who have made outstanding contributions to mathematics or mathematics education at a two-year college. Award criteria include: state reputation, leadership and activities in professional organizations, professional talks and presentations, awards and grants received, publications, professional activities on a regional, state, and national scale, teaching expertise, and other contributions to mathematics and/or mathematics education. This award has a plaque commemorating the award and recognition at the conference.
The award winner is Board’s nominee for the next year’s AMATYC Mathematics Leadership Excellence award. More information about the qualifications for the AMATYC MLE Award can be found here.
2. Teaching Excellence Award – (Every even year)
The Teaching Excellence (TE) Award is intended for educators who have made outstanding contributions to mathematics or mathematics education at a two-year college. Teaching excellence is the main focus of the Teaching Excellence Award. Criteria for selection are: instructional effectiveness and support of students, professional involvement and professional development/renewal activities, interaction with colleagues and service to departments/division/college. This award has a plaque commemorating the award and recognition at the conference.
The award winner is Board’s nominee for the next year’s AMATYC Anne and David Teaching Excellence award. More information about the qualifications for the AMATYC award can be found here.
3. AMATYC Travel Grants (every year, funds permitting)
NCMATYC will award a $1,000 travel assistance and free registration to the AMATYC conference. The deadline for the 2026 AMATYC Conference Travel Assistance Grant is October 1, 2026. Get more information and the application here.
4. NCMATYC Travel Grants (every year, funds permitting)
NCMATYC offer funding support to attend the 2027 conference in Wilkesboro. The deadline for the 2027 NCMATYC Conference Travel Grant is January 31, 2027. Apply for the 2027 Travel Grant here.
5. NCMATYC Nominee for AMATYC Presidential Student Award (every year)
The purpose of the AMATYC Wanda Garner Presidential Student Scholarship is to encourage the study of mathematics by students enrolled in institutions of higher education.
To be eligible for the award, a student should…
- have an overall GPA of 3.0
- plan to major in mathematics, mathematics education, statistics or a STEM field
- be enrolled full-time at the nominee’s institution during the spring term (January – May) preceding the AMATYC Annual Conference when the scholarship is awarded.
Nominate a student for the Presidential Student Award here.