Summer Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics Accelerator (SUMSA)

The Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation (IMSI) is hosting the 3rd iteration of the Summer Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics Accelerator (SUMSA) this summer.

IMSI is a mathematical sciences research institute funded by the National Science Foundation and located at the University of Chicago. Our mission is to apply rigorous mathematics and statistics to urgent, complex scientific and societal problems, and to spur transformational change in the mathematical sciences and the mathematical sciences community.

SUMSA (June 16 – August 8, 2025)

The Summer Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics Accelerator (SUMSA) is an eight week mathematics and statistics bootcamp for undergraduates which will take place June 16 – August 8, 2025 on the campus of the University of Chicago. The program’s aim is to help prepare students for the rigors of graduate school through lecture series and problem sessions.  It will cover core material in linear algebra, topology of metric spaces, advanced calculus, and probability.  This program is open to students who will be rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors at U.S. colleges and universities and will be at least 18 years old at the time the program begins.

Further information and the application are available on the program’s web page.  Applications are due by February 14, 2025, and letters for recommendation are due February 21, 2025. 

Questions for SUMSA can be emailed to sumsa@imsi.institute