Each school year, the Talent Search creates five sets of five problems each and distributes them to high school and middle school students in the state of Wisconsin and throughout the world. These problems are unusual, challenging, and we hope, enjoyable. They are not easy, but their solutions do not require advanced mathematical knowledge–just hard work and creativity. Students can work on the problems at their own pace and send in their solutions to be graded. Top participants are invited to Madison for an Honors Day in the spring and to participate in an exam for the Van Vleck scholarship to UW-Madison.
The winner of the Van Vleck Scholarship in 2025 is Isaac Shailor! To find out more about what Isaac won, have a look at our page on the Van Vleck Scholarship.
The 2024-2025 Wisconsin Math Talent Search has concluded! Congratulations to this year’s winner, Isaac Shailor.
Please watch for announcements on the 2025-2026 Wisconsin Math Talent Search in September.
Please check out the “How to Participate” tab to see how to submit solutions.
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