Applications are now open to join the Consortium!
Each fall, a committee will review membership applications based on the criteria (below). Organizations who qualify for membership will then be invited to fill out a member agreement form. Membership renewal happens on an annual basis, and is a natural opportunity to update the list of individuals who will be representing your program in the Consortium.
Member and Affiliate applications are open Nov 1 – Nov 17, 2025 for the 2026 membership year.
We will review applications in November, following up as needed for discussion with applicants, and finalize decisions by the start of December. Once a new Member/Affiliate is invited to join, the next steps are Member/Affiliate agreement forms and committee assignments, and the 2026 cohort will begin January 1st, 2026.
Current Member Programs, Affiliate Programs, and Individual Affiliates need not reapply; you will be invited to renew by filling out the Member/Affiliate agreement form.
If you have other questions, please email the Consortium Steering Committee.
"Members" of the Summer Mathematics Programs Consortium are not individuals, but programs; each member program has representatives who participate in Consortium work. These are the Consortium Member programs for 2024–25:
"Affiliates" of the Summer Mathematics Programs Consortium are fellow-traveling individuals and organizations whose interests are aligned with the Consortium's work. These are the Consortium Affiliates for 2024–25:
All of our member organizations run in-person summer programs for middle or high school students in the US, at which all of their participants do intensive mathematics with a focus on enrichment, not acceleration. In an effort toward broadening participation, member organizations provide need-based financial aid. Member organizations maintain non-profit status (independently or under the umbrella of a college/university/sponsor) and are structured to run programming on an ongoing basis. Members are admitted through an application process. Those who do not meet the criteria for membership may apply instead to be Affiliates. Learn more here [PDF].
The fine print: all of the Consortium Members and Affiliates have been invited to be a part of our community by the Consortium's Steering Committee, and have affirmed their support for the mission and values of the Summer Mathematics Programs Consortium. Note that the Consortium does not explicitly endorse any of the Member or Affiliate programs themselves; conversely, participation by an individual need not imply endorsement by their employer, and participation of a program need not imply endorsement by their parent organization or institution.