Try-Math-A-Lon

2024 - 2025

Application Form

(11th/12th Grade Upper Division)

Try-Math-A-Lon (TMAL) is a year-long tutoring program meant to foster good study habits for minority students, groom them for success in STEM courses, help prepare them for standardized exams such as the ACT and SAT, and promote healthy competition and good sportsmanship. The TMAL competition is held between teams of FOUR (4) NSBE Jr. members and ONE (1) alternate. Each team is composed of high school students in grades 9-12. Students participate in the national competition, which is held at NSBE’s Annual Convention.

Eligibility and Requirements:

All participants must be active NSBE Jr. members of an officially recognized NSBE Jr. chapter.
All Students must be in grades 11 and/or 12. TMAL teams can consist of students from the same grade level (e.g., four seniors or four sophomores).
Attending the 2025 Annual Convention in Chicago, IL (March 5-9, 2025).
Team REQUIREMENTS: FOUR (4) students with ONE (1) alternate.
Chapter advisor and team coach must provide a satisfactory NSBE background check. To begin the process, use the link here.

Please complete this form no later than Friday, January 3, 2025 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time). An application does not guarantee your chapter's participation.

Chapter Information

Chapter Name*

Chapter Region*

Advisor Name

First NameLast Name

Advisor E-mail*

Confirmation Email

Advisor Cell Phone Number*

Is this a returning chapter?*

YesNo

How many teams will you be registering?*

First, Last Name, and NSBE ID of each student on Team 1 (add a * next to the alternate name):*

First, Last Name, and NSBE ID of each student on Team 2 (add a * next to the alternate name):

First, Last Name, and NSBE ID of each student on Team 3 (add a * next to the alternate name):

First, Last Name, and NSBE ID of each student on Team 4 (add a * next to the alternate name):

Did your chapter participate in the Try-Math-A-Lon Competition during the 2023 - 2024 year?*

YesNo

NSBE's Try-Math-A-Lon

Make sure your chapter is eligible to participate.

Please confirm that the following statements are true for your chapter:

My team will consist of five active NSBE Jr. members.

The students on my team will be in the 11th and/or 12th grade.

Our chapter will attend the 50th Annual Convention in Chicago, IL (March 5-9, 2025).

Our chapter advisor(s) completed and passed the NSBE background check.

Our team coach(es) completed and passed the NSBE background check.

By checking the box below I, the chapter advisor, affirm that all of the above statements are true and that my group is therefore eligible to participate in the Try-Math-A-Lon Competition.

I accept and agree to the above statement.