Welcome
PROMYS Foundation
The PROMYS Foundation supports PROMYS, the Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists, a summer math program for gifted high school students held at Boston University.
Our mission is to ensure that every student who could benefit from PROMYS has the opportunity to do so, regardless of financial need.
PROMYS Foundation Programs
Boston-based programs that the PROMYS Foundation supports:
Scholarships to PROMYS that the PROMYS Foundation supports:
International offshoot programs in partnership with the PROMYS Foundation:
- PROMYS India (launched in 2023)
- PROMYS Europe
PROMYS alumni and friends at the 30th Anniversary Celebration
Contact
The PROMYS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity, and donations are tax-deductible. If you have any questions, please email info@promysfoundation.org
Mailing Address
PROMYS Foundation
P.O. Box 15502
Boston, MA 02215
Latest News
- June 30 - August 10, 2024: PROMYS ran its 36th summer on the Boston University campus. A total of 82 high school students, 23 undergraduate counselors, and 2 junior counselors participated from 24 US states and 8 other countries, including Italy, Mexico, Ethiopia, and Syria. 24 students received a total of $120,748 in need-based support. 13 full scholarships were awarded, including the Breakout, Yongren, and Jane Street Fellowships.
- July 1 - August 9, 2024: PROMYS for Teachers (PfT) ran with 21 first-year and returning teachers from Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Canada, and China. PfT is free for teachers.
- July 1 - July 26, 2024: PROMYS Pathways Summer Program ran at Boston University for 30 mathematically ambitious students whose backgrounds are low-income or underrepresented in STEM. Pathways is free for students.
- May 5 - June 15, 2025: PROMYS India had a second successful summer in partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore. There were 29 high school students and 9 counselors. Thanks to donors and sponsors, all students received full scholarships.
- July 7 - August 17, 2024: PROMYS Europe ran at the University of Oxford for students from across Europe. As always, generous need-based financial aid was available.
- July 2 - August 12, 2023: PROMYS ran its 35th summer on the Boston University campus. A total of 80 high school students, 21 undergraduate couneslors, and 3 junior counselors participated from 25 US states and 9 other countries including Ethiopia and Romania. Twenty students received a total of $107,267 in support, including 12 full scholarships.
- July 3 - August 12, 2023: PROMYS for Teachers ran in person at Boston University with first-year and returning teachers from Massachusetts, California, New York, Texas, India, and Senegal.
- May 7 - June 17, 2023: PROMYS India launched successfully in partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore. There were 31 high school students and 8 counselors. Thanks to the founding sponsors, all accepted students received full scholarships.