We are delighted to announce PROMYS Europe 2026, a challenging six-week residential mathematics summer programme at the University of Oxford, UK.
PROMYS Europe is seeking
– Pre-university students from across Europe (including all countries adjacent to the Mediterranean) who show unusual readiness to think deeply about mathematics;
– Undergraduate students who would like to work with them as counsellors (subject to having the right to work in the UK).
Please read on for more information…
PROMYS Europe 2026: 12 July – 22 August.
PROMYS Europe is designed to encourage mathematically ambitious students who are at least 16 to explore the creative world of mathematics. Participants will tackle fundamental mathematical questions within a richly stimulating and supportive community of fellow first-year students, returning students, undergraduate counsellors, faculty and visiting mathematicians.
The programme consists of a series of very challenging problem sets, daily lectures, and exploration projects in Number Theory. There will also be a programme of talks, by guest mathematicians and the counsellors, on a wide range of mathematical subjects, as well as courses aimed primarily at students who are returning to PROMYS Europe for a second or third time.
Counsellors provide positive mathematical role models for the young people at PROMYS Europe, encouraging and supporting them as they work on the daily problem sets and with an eye to their academic and pastoral wellbeing. In addition, they contribute to a programme of mathematical enrichment amongst the other counsellors as well as organising non-mathematical social activities for the group as a whole. Counsellors receive a stipend along with meals and accommodation for the duration of the programme.
Financial aid is available. The programme adheres to the principle that no one should be unable to attend for financial reasons. More than half of the cost is covered by the partnership and by generous donations from supporters. In addition, full or partial financial aid is available for those who need it. Financial aid will take into consideration the cost of fees, visa and travel.
Applications for counsellors and students are now available on the PROMYS Europe website. The closing date for counsellor applications is 2 February. The closing date for first-year student applications is 8 March, and students will need to allow plenty of time before the deadline to tackle the application problems.
To find out more about the programme in general please visit www.promys-europe.org.