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'''Moody's Mega Math (M³) Challenge''' is an [[applied mathematics]] modeling contest for high school students in theall New England Yorkand Mid-Atlantic states, Bostonfrom andMaine Philadelphiathrough metropolitanWashington areasD.C. It is sponsored by The [[Moody's Foundation]] (a charity of [[Moody's]] rating agency) based in [[New York City]] and organized by the [[Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics]] (SIAM) based in [[Philadelphia]]. The M3 Challenge awards $6580,000 in scholarship prizes each year to the top teams.

==Registration Process==

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==Eligibility==

High schools in the following states/counties are eligible for the M³ Challenge:<br />

'''* Connecticut:''' statewide<br />

'''* Delaware:''' New Castle<br />

* Maine

'''Massachusetts:''' Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester<br />

* Maryland

'''New Hampshire:''' Hillsborough, Rockingham <br />

* Massachusetts

'''New Jersey:''' statewide<br />

* New Hampshire

'''New York:''' Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, New York (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester <br />

* New Jersey

'''Pennsylvania:''' Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia<br />

* New York

'''Rhode Island:''' statewide

* Pennsylvania

'''* Rhode Island:''' statewide

* Vermont

* Washington D.C.

==Challenge Weekend==

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==Prizes==

The M³ Challenge awards seven categories of team prizes to the top 11 teams. Prize funds are shared equally among all team members; prize money goes directly to the college or university at which each student enrolls:

* M3 Challenge Champions (Summa Cum Laude Team Prize) -= $20,000

* M3 Challenge Runner Up (Magna Cum Laude Team Prize) -= $15,000

* M3 Challenge Third Place (Cum Laude Team Prize) -= $10,000

* M3 Challenge Fourth Place (Meritorious Team Prize) -= $7,500

* M3 Challenge Fifth Place (Exemplary Team Prize) -= $5,000

* M3 Challenge Sixth Place (First Honorable Mention Team Prize) -= $2,500

* Honorable Mention Team Prizes (5 awarded) -= $1,000 (judges may award up to 20 honorable mention team prizes)

==Winning teams==