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Ready to join the MAEPiMS challenge? Head over to Registration Page to register your team

Deadlines and Important Dates

January 27, 2025

Registration opens, and it’s important to note that the coach is responsible for completing the registration on behalf of the entire team.

February 27, 2025

The project submission deadline requires the coach to have completed the team registration and submitted the project on or before this date.

March 8, 2025

Task Challenge Date (48 hours for completion)

March 24, 2025

Outcome Date (Top 5)

April 11, 2025

The winning team is announced.

Eligibility

Teams made up of Three students (P1, P2, P3) and one coach (P4) are eligible to register for the MAEPiMS Challenge, provided the students, coach, and higher institution meets the specified eligibility criteria.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Participants must be currently enrolled in a higher institution, and the coach (P4), a PhD holder (seasoned researcher).

  • Current CGPA(3.0-4.5>)/5 or (2.0-3.5)/4.

  • A written letter from the coach (P4) on behalf of the students is required for participation. (Letter head format)

  • Gender balance among the team (P1, P2, P3)

  • Both government and private higher institutions are eligible to participate.

How the MAEPiMS Challenge works

Form Teams

Assemble a team of four members, which includes a coach (or researcher). Your team , a collective of innovative thinkers, will work together to tackle the assigned challenges.

Note: Participants should include final year students, current master(s) and PhD student(s).

Problem-Solving

Your team will work together to create practical mathematical and computational solutions for the problems or tasks you’re given. This means combining your skills, sharing ideas, and using the right tools to tackle real-world challenges in a meaningful way.

Present Solutions

Your team will present well-thought-out, practical recommendations to a panel of experts. These proposals should be based on your analysis, solutions, and findings, aiming to address the challenges effectively and provide clear, actionable steps that can be implemented in real-world scenarios.

Impact

Your work must go beyond solving the immediate problem and aim to make a meaningful impact. It should contribute to advancing research by generating new insights or methodologies, inform policy by providing evidence-based recommendations, and enhance community well-being by addressing real-world challenges in ways that improve lives and create lasting positive change.

Guideline & Procedure

  • Once you are eligible, proceed to the submission portal. The Coach does the submission.
  • On the due date of the challenge and time, the problem considered would be accessed and downloaded by the coach.
  • All materials must be uploaded to the cloud, and submitted before the time expires, hence it is advisable to carry out the activity within your university environment for proper internet connectivity and resources or a location where resources can be accessed.
  • Books, articles, software used, should be properly referenced in your report.
  • If P1,P2,P3,encounter any difficulty, P4(coach) is liable to give suggestions.
  • Not properly following through with submissions, or lightly handing off submission regarding its content would lead to a disqualification.
  • Form of plagiarism would be penalized. 
  • Your solution must be submitted in a SINGLE PDF (size 10MB)
  • The SINGLE PDF should contain tables, codes, charts, and graphs.
  • Ensure the preparation of the solution to be typed and submitted should be within the allocated time as more time will not be given. At the expected time, the portal closes.
  • What is expected in your solution SINGLE PDF:
    • Title
    • Justification of your hypothesis and assumptions
    • Model developed
    • Result and Discussions
    • Recommendation
    • References 

Judging, Awards, and Recognition 

The MAEPiMS Challenge emphasizes fairness and excellence in its evaluation process. Participants’ solutions will be judged by a distinguished panel of experts based on innovation, practicality, interdisciplinary approach and presentation. The winning team will be given an award which includes N400,000, $500 worth of masterclass from Scholarships Cafe, personal website for the winning teams coach by Hillary Consult and others. In addition, the top 5 teams will receive certificates of recognition and opportunities to showcase their work at relevant academic and professional platforms, fostering both career growth and community impact.

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