NEWS: Alumna-Led National Math Stars to Receive $30 Million NSF Investment to Support Exceptional Young Math Students
National Math Stars (NMS), founded by CEO Ilana Walder-Biesanz ’13, announced that the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) will invest $30 million to expand its work identifying and supporting mathematically exceptional young students.
According to the October 8 announcement from NMS, over the next four years, this investment will allow them to expand its programs from ten states to a projected 75% of the U.S. population.
“We aim to find extraordinary young mathematicians in every part of the country and foster their talents,” said Ilana Walder-Biesanz '13, Founder and CEO of National Math Stars. “These children are a future generation of researchers, inventors, and founders – but early support is essential to make those futures possible. NSF's investment will allow us to grow our programs faster than we imagined.”
At Olin, I got to do a lot of things that spoke to all my different interests, from building a cake-frosting robot to acting in and directing theater performances.
After graduation, I chose to explore some of these interests even further."
Ilana Walder-Biesanz ’13
Founder of National Math Stars
Read moreThis grant was announced as part of the U.S. National Science Foundation's plans to launch a series of programs and initiatives to support the vision articulated in the White House report Science: A New Golden Age.
Since its founding in 2023, NMS has built a system for finding, recognizing, and supporting the country's most mathematically talented young students.
