Scholarships
Cash scholarships are awarded to high-ranking students at the national competition and many universities give scholarships including full tuition to the top finishers at the state level. Some math summer programs, such as MathPath give out scholarships for doing well at MATHCOUNTS. Some of Mathcounts' other sponsors, such as Texas Instruments, General Motors, and Lockheed Martin also provide scholarships.
Qualification for Mathcounts scholarships usually vary by state, but scholarships and prizes are usually awarded to the top ten individuals and the top three state teams at the national level. As Mathcounts promotes itself as a math coaching program, Raytheon offers scholarships to undergraduate students who volunteer as coaches for Mathcounts teams.
Every student and coach who participates in the national competition receives a free graphing calculator, donated by sponsor Texas Instruments; in 2004, the prize was a TI-83 Plus Silver Edition. In the past, TI-81s, TI-82s, TI-85s, TI-89s, and TI-92s have been distributed. The 2005, 2006, and 2007 prizes were TI-84 Plus Silver Editions. In 2008 and 2009, the Mathcounts prize was a TI-Nspire calculator, and the variety with a touchpad was given in 2010. The new TI-Nspire CX was given in 2011, and the TI-Nspire CX CAS was given in 2012.
Read more about this topic: List Of Winners Of The Mathcounts Competition