Registration Info

UPDATE (12/17/2025): In the wake of the recent tragedy on the Brown University and Providence community, the BrUMO Team would like to address how recent events will affect the in-person BrUMO tournament planned on February 27-28. It is currently unclear whether the in-person tournament will be able to take place. There is a possibility that we move the competition online for all students, but we assure you that we will prioritize the safety of students, coaches, and guardians before we make a definitive decision. For now, given the uncertainty, we would like to extend our registration deadline at least through the New Year. We will provide more updates once we finalize a new schedule, and this will include information on the online competition.

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Overview

BrUMO 2026 will take place from February 27–28, 2026 on Brown University campus, and we will be inviting 350 students (~60-75 teams) to compete. There is no registration fee for this tournament, but each participant is responsible for their own travel, housing, and related expenses.

To participate, teams must meet the following requirements:

  1. Students must be in grade 12 or below at the time of participation (February 2026).

  2. Teams must consist of 4-6 students. Applications for teams of 3 or fewer students will not be accepted.

  3. Students on eligible teams must come from the same school or organization, but there are no geographical restrictions.

  4. Each team must register under one division, either Division A or B (i.e. all participants on one team will compete in the same division).

  5. One school/organization may apply to send multiple eligible teams to compete, and these teams can be in different divisions. However, we cannot guarantee that all will be accepted, and we require each team to have their own accompanying chaperone throughout the event.

Students who are not able to form an eligible team are also able to apply to compete as an individual. Before the tournament weekend, BrUMO Organizers will randomly assign individual competitors to teams. Please note that each individual must have their own accompanying chaperone.

Since we have a limited number of spots, we will undergo an application process to select teams and individuals. The form must be filled out by a coach (any responsible adult).

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Divisions

All participants will be asked to choose a division when filling out the application form. As noted above, teams must register under one division. Below, we provide some guidance on how to select a division:

  • Division A is designed for students who have previous competition math experience, having participated in contests such as AMC 10/12, AIME, or HMMT. To gauge the difficulty of this test, please visit our Archive page and view our 2025 Individual exam.

  • Division B is designed to be both welcoming and challenging for those new to math contests: no concepts outside of standard high school math curriculum will be tested, with problems requiring a bit of extra critical thinking, logic, or casework. Our Division B sample test is linked here.

Students who have previous competition math experience are strongly encouraged to register for Div A. To encourage fairness, we will ask students to accurately provide their past experience on the application form, and the BrUMO team may choose to change a team’s division as we see fit.

Registration Timeline

  • November 12, 2025, 5:00 PM EST: Registration opens

  • TBD (guaranteed to be after January 1, 2026 — please read the message above for more info): Registration closes

  • February 27–28, 2026: BrUMO 2026 takes place at Brown University!

Tournament Details

Event Schedule

BrUMO 2026 is a two-day event with optional Friday night events, followed by a full-day tournament on Saturday. The Friday mini-events will be hosted by the BrUMO team. All testing will take place on Saturday, with the tournament expected to run from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. In between the end of testing and the beginning of the awards ceremony, we will have sponsor events and professor talks.

Below is our schedule, subject to minor adjustments:

Weekend-Of Logistics

  • Arrival & Check-in: Early check-in begins at 3:30 pm on February 27th in Friedman Hall, and regular check-in starts at 8:00 am on February 28th, also in Friedman Hall.

  • Parking: Parking will be available at the Power Street Parking Garage (111 Power Street). You can find more information about parking here. 

  • Accommodations: If you are staying overnight around Brown campus, you can find recommended hotel information here.

  • Awards: The award ceremony will take place at 5:00 pm on February 28th in Salomon DECI and will end at around 6:00 pm.

Contest Format

The tournament will consist of four rounds: individual, team, mystery, and guts, spanning the following topics: algebra, geometry, combinatorics, and number theory.

  • Individual Round (75 min): The Individual Round consists of 15 questions and is a general test of all topics.

  • Team Round (45 min): The Team Round consists of 10 questions and is another general test; however, students may work with their teams on this round.

  • Mystery Round (45 min): The Mystery Round is a new competition round that will be run for the first time at BrUMO 2026. The only information we’ll release about it right now is that it’s a team-based round!

  • Guts Round (75 min): The Guts Round consists of 36 questions distributed across 12 sets of 3.