The 2027 Pi Mu Epsilon (PME) National Meeting will be held at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Chicago, IL January 12-15, 2027.
AMS-PME Undergraduate Student Poster Sessions
Thursday, January 14th, 2027
Session 1: 12:00pm-1:30pm and Session 2: 3:30pm-5:00pm
These sessions feature research done by undergraduate students. First-year graduate students are eligible to present if their research was completed while they were still undergraduates. Research by high school students can be accepted if the research was conducted under the supervision of a faculty member at a post-secondary institution.
Appropriate content for a poster includes, but is not limited to, a new result, a new proof of a known result, a new mathematical model, an innovative solution to a Putnam problem, or a method of solution to an applied problem. Purely expository material is not appropriate for this session.
The deadline to submit abstracts for the poster session on the JMM portal is Tuesday, September 29, 2026. More instructions below.
Questions regarding this poster session should be directed to the organizer: Molly Moran (mmoran@coloradocollege.edu)
PME Contributed Sessions on Research by Undergraduates
Wednesday, January 13th, 2026 : 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Thursday, January 14th, 2026: 8:00am – 12:00pm
These sessions provide a venue for undergraduate students to deliver podium presentations that are either purely expository in nature or based on original research. First-year graduate students are eligible to present if their research was completed while they were still undergraduates. High school students are eligible to present if their research was conducted under the supervision of a faculty member at a post-secondary institution. Presenters need not be members of any particular mathematics or honorary society.
The deadline to submit abstracts for the contributed paper session on the JMM portal is Tuesday, September 29, 2026. More instructions below.
The contributed paper sessions are organized by Thomas Wakefield (tpwakefield@ysu.edu).
Funding for PME Speakers and Delegates
With approval from their Chapter Advisor, PME students are encouraged to apply for funding as a Speaker to present in either the AMS-PME Undergraduate Student Poster Sessions or the PME Contributed Sessions on Research by Undergraduates.
If a chapter is not sending Speakers, then one Delegate from their chapter may apply for funding.
Abstract Submission and Funding Application Process
Funding from PME is limited and students must apply in order to be considered. The application process consists of the following two steps. Note that Speakers should complete Step 1 before Step 2; while Delegates should skip Step 1 and only complete Step 2.
- Submit an abstract at the JMM Website by September 29, 2026. Go to https://meetings.ams.org/math/jmm2027/cfp.cgi
- Scroll down to the “PME (Pi Mu Epsilon)” category and click the corresponding “BEGIN A SUBMISSION” button.
- Submit the PME Travel Grant Application Form by October 17, 2026: (Link Coming Soon)
Funding Policies
Students should keep in mind the following policies related to travel funding:
- Only PME Speakers and Delegates are eligible for travel funding, and only when they have been initiated, have paid membership dues by October 23, 2025.
- PME students who receive funding must check their email regularly in the weeks leading up to the JMM.
- Speakers must present in either the PME Poster Session or the PME Contributed Paper Session on Research by Undergraduates to be eligible for funding by PME.
- First-year graduate students who wish to present work done as an undergraduate are also eligible, as long as they have received approval from the advisor of the PME chapter at their undergraduate institution.
- No student may receive funding from both PME and the AMS.
- PME Speakers who are awarded funding will receive reimbursement for expenses up to $900, which is a combination of $400 in subsistence and up to $500 for travel. There is a maximum transportation amount per chapter of $1500.
- PME Delegates who are awarded funding may receive reimbursement for expenses up to $400.
- Students may also apply to serve as a PME Ambassador. Responsibilities for this role include moderating PME contributed paper sessions, providing feedback to presenters in paper and poster sessions, and representing PME at the exhibit hall both. Selected ambassadors will receive a stipend of $20/hour and are required to attend a Zoom training session in December.
- Allowable expenses are registration, meals, lodging, and transportation, which includes economy airfare, train ticket, automobile mileage, and Chicago Metro fare.
- Note: conference hotels fill up very quickly. Therefore we strongly encourage you to register for the conference and book your hotel room as early as possible.
- Shortly after the PME Travel Funding Application deadline (normally within 2 weeks), each Speaker and Delegate will receive an email indicating whether or not they have been awarded funding. Students should not make any travel purchases until they have received confirmation from PME about their funding.
- Receipts are required for reimbursement. A single PDF file for all transportation expenses and a single PDF file of all lodging expenses must be emailed to Professor Jennifer Beineke (beinekej@me.com) by Dec 14, 2026. The student’s last name must appear in each PDF file’s name. These instructions must be followed and all email correspondence from PME must be answered promptly. In general, students must meet all deadlines set forth by PME, otherwise they risk forfeiting all PME funding.
- Speakers and Delegates will receive travel reimbursement checks immediately after the Undergraduate Student Reception (on Thursday evening). No funds are available from PME before that time.
- Speakers and Delegates who receive PME travel funding are required to attend the following events:
- The Undergraduate Student Reception on Thursday evening.
- The J. Sutherland Frame Lecture on Tuesday afternoon.
- Speakers or Delegates who do not attend one of the above events must obtain, prior to the Conference, an exemption from the PME President (president@pme-math.org), or risk forfeiting all PME funding.
- In addition, Speakers and Delegates are encouraged to attend as many PME Posters and Contributed Sessions as possible along with any other events which do not conflict with the above events.
Speaker Prizes
PME awards prizes for outstanding presentations at its National Conference, supported by funding from several organizations, including the American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, Budapest Semesters in Mathematics, the Council on Undergraduate Research, and the Mathematical and Computational Biology Special Interest Group of the Mathematical Association of America.
To be eligible for an outstanding presentation prize, PME speakers must give a presentation that is delivered:
- Individually (not with co-presenters);
- In the PME Contributed Session on Research by Undergraduates (not the PME Poster Session or other JMM session).
Other PME Programming at the JMM
Be sure to check out the PME events on the JMM agenda page with opportunities of interest for students, including:
PME Panel: What Every Student Should Know about the JMM, (Tuesday, January 12th 1:00-2:00)
PME J. Sutherland Frame Lecture, with speaker Talitha Washington, Howard University (Tuesday, January 12th 2:00-2:50): J Ernest Wilkins Jr.: From Chicago to New Mathematical Frontiers
Undergraduate Student Reception (Thursday, January 14th 6:00-8:00)
Questions
Please send all questions about the National Conference, funding, and related policies to the PME Secretary-Treasurer (secretary-treasurer@pme-math.org).