List of mathematics awards

This list of mathematics awards contains articles about notable awards for mathematics. The list is organized by the region and country of the organization that sponsors the award, but awards may be open to mathematicians from around the world. Some of the awards are limited to work in a particular field, such as topology or analysis, while others are given for any type of mathematical contribution.

International

AwardSponsorRecipients/Achievement
Breakthrough Prize in MathematicsYuri Milner and Mark Zuckerberg
Chern MedalInternational Mathematical UnionOutstanding lifelong achievement
David Hilbert AwardWorld Federation of National Mathematics CompetitionsDevelopment of mathematics worldwide
Felix Chayes PrizeInternational Association for Mathematical GeosciencesResearch in mathematical petrology
Fields MedalInternational Mathematical UnionYoung mathematicians
Georges Matheron LectureshipInternational Association for Mathematical GeosciencesResearch in spatial statistics or mathematical morphology
Hans Schneider Prize in Linear AlgebraInternational Linear Algebra SocietyResearch in linear algebra
IAMG Distinguished LectureshipInternational Association for Mathematical GeosciencesResearch or outreach in mathematical geology
ICTP Ramanujan PrizeInternational Centre for Theoretical PhysicsResearchers from developing countries less than 45 years old
IMU Abacus MedalInternational Congress of Mathematicians of the International Mathematical Union-
International Prize in StatisticsInternational Statistical InstituteResearch in statistics
John Cedric Griffiths Teaching AwardInternational Association for Mathematical GeosciencesTeaching about the intersection of mathematics or informatics and the Earth's nonrenewable natural resources or sedimentary geology
Kenneth O. May PrizeInternational Commission on the History of MathematicsPromoting the history of mathematics internationally
Leelavati AwardInternational Congress of Mathematicians of the International Mathematical UnionOutreach
Paul Erdős AwardWorld Federation of National Mathematics CompetitionsDeveloping mathematics competitions
Rousseeuw Prize for StatisticsRousseeuw FoundationResearch in statistics
Taussky–Todd PrizeInternational Linear Algebra SocietyResearch in linear algebra and matrix theory

Americas

CountryAwardSponsorRecipients/Achievement
BrazilBrazilian Mathematical Society AwardBrazilian Mathematical SocietyExpository articles
CanadaAdrien Pouliot AwardCanadian Mathematical SocietyMathematics education in Canada
CanadaAisenstadt PrizeCentre de Recherches Mathématiques, Université de MontréalYounger Canadian mathematicians
CanadaCoxeter–James PrizeCanadian Mathematical SocietyYounger Canadian mathematicians
CanadaCRM-Fields-PIMS prizeCRM / Fields Institute / Pacific Institute for the Mathematical SciencesResearch
CanadaCRM-SSC Prize in Statistics[1]CRM / Statistical Society of CanadaYounger statisticians
CanadaIsrael Halperin PrizeCanadian Operator SymposiumResearch in operator theory or operator algebras
CanadaJeffery–Williams PrizeCanadian Mathematical SocietyResearch
CanadaJohn L. Synge AwardRoyal Society of CanadaResearch
CanadaKrieger–Nelson PrizeCanadian Mathematical SocietyWomen in mathematics
CanadaRibenboim PrizeCanadian Number Theory AssociationResearch in number theory
CanadaSSC Gold Medal[2]Statistical Society of CanadaCareer award for outstanding contributions to statistics, or to probability, in either theoretical or applied work
ChileNational Prize for Exact SciencesMinistry of Education
United StatesAMS Centennial FellowshipAmerican Mathematical SocietyMathematicians who received their doctorates 3-12 years ago
United StatesAMS Distinguished Public Service AwardAmerican Mathematical SocietyResearch within the past five years
United StatesAWM Service AwardAssociation for Women in MathematicsVolunteer service
United StatesAWM/MAA Falconer LecturerAssociation for Women in Mathematics and Mathematical Association of AmericaWomen in mathematics or in mathematics education
United StatesAWM-SIAM Sonia Kovalevsky LecturerAssociation for Women in Mathematics and Society for Industrial and Applied MathematicsWomen who have made significant contributions to applied or computational mathematics.
United StatesAWM–Microsoft Research Prize in Algebra and Number TheoryAssociation for Women in MathematicsYoung female researcher in algebra or number theory
United StatesAlbert Leon Whiteman Memorial PrizeAmerican Mathematical SocietyNotable exposition and exceptional scholarship in the mathematics history
United StatesAlice T. Schafer PrizeAssociation for Women in MathematicsUndergraduate women
United StatesAndrei Borisovich Vistelius Research AwardInternational Association for Mathematical GeosciencesYoung scientist for promising contributions in applied mathematics or informatics related to earth sciences
United StatesBeckenbach Book PrizeMathematical Association of AmericaDistinguished, innovative books published by the Mathematical Association of America
United StatesBlackwell–Tapia prizeNational Science FoundationSignificant research contributions in their field, and who has worked to address under-representation of minority groups in mathematics
United StatesBlumenthal AwardAmerican Mathematical SocietySubstantial contribution to research in pure mathematics (No longer awarded)
United StatesBôcher Memorial PrizeAmerican Mathematical SocietyNotable research memoir in analysis
United StatesCOPSS Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship(R. A. Fisher Lectureship)Joint Statistical MeetingsAchievement and scholarship in statistical science
United StatesCOPSS Presidents' AwardCommittee of Presidents of Statistical SocietiesOutstanding contributions to the profession of statistics
United StatesCarl B. Allendoerfer AwardMathematical Association of AmericaExpository excellence published in Mathematics Magazine
United StatesChauvenet PrizeMathematical Association of AmericaOutstanding expository article on a mathematical topic
United StatesCole PrizeAmerican Mathematical SocietyTwo prizes: Outstanding contribution to algebra, outstanding contribution to number theory
United StatesDannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical PhysicsAmerican Physical Society and American Institute of PhysicsMathematical physics
United StatesDantzig PrizeSociety for Industrial and Applied MathematicsResearch has a major impact on the field of mathematical programming
United StatesDavid P. Robbins PrizeAmerican Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of AmericaNovel research in algebra, combinatorics, or discrete mathematics
United StatesDeborah and Franklin Haimo AwardsMathematical Association of AmericaCollege or university teachers whose success has had far-reaching influence
United StatesE. H. Moore Research Article PrizeAmerican Mathematical SocietyOutstanding research article which appeared in one of the AMS primary research journals
United StatesEdyth May Sliffe AwardMathematical Association of AmericaHigh school teachers whose students performed well on the AMC 12
United StatesElizabeth L. Scott AwardCommittee of Presidents of Statistical SocietiesIndividual who has helped foster opportunities in statistics for women
United StatesEmil Artin Junior Prize in MathematicsAmerican Mathematical SocietyFormer student of an Armenian university, who is under the age of thirty-five, for outstanding contributions in algebra, geometry, topology, and number theory
United StatesEuler Book PrizeMathematical Association of AmericaOutstanding book in mathematics that is likely to improve the public view of the field
United StatesFlorence Nightingale David AwardCommittee of Presidents of Statistical Societies / Caucus for Women in StatisticsFemale statistician who exemplifies the contributions of Florence Nightingale David and proven herself to be an outstanding role model
United StatesFranz Edelman AwardInstitute for Operations Research and the Management SciencesExcellence in the execution of operations research on the organizational level
United StatesLanchester PrizeInstitute for Operations Research and the Management SciencesBest contribution to operations research and the management sciences published in English
United StatesFulkerson PrizeAmerican Mathematical SocietyOutstanding papers in discrete mathematics
United StatesGeorge David Birkhoff PrizeAmerican Mathematical Society / Society for Industrial and Applied MathematicsOutstanding contribution to applied mathematics
United StatesGeorge Pólya AwardMathematical Association of AmericaArticles of expository excellence published in the College Mathematics Journal
United StatesGeorge Pólya Prize (SIAM)Society for Industrial and Applied MathematicsFor a notable application of combinatorial theory; or for a notable contribution in another area of interest to George Pólya such as approximation theory, complex analysis, number theory, etc.
United StatesHalbert L. Dunn AwardNational Association for Public Health Statistics and Information SystemsOutstanding and lasting contributions to the field of vital and health statistics at the national, state, or local level
United StatesEuler MedalInstitute of Combinatorics and its ApplicationsDistinguished career contributions to combinatorics by an active member of the institute
United StatesHall MedalInstitute of Combinatorics and its ApplicationsOutstanding achievements by members under age 40
United StatesKirkman MedalInstitute of Combinatorics and its ApplicationsOutstanding achievements by members who are within four years past their Ph.D.
United StatesJ. D. Crawford PrizeSociety for Industrial and Applied MathematicsAchievements in dynamical systems
United StatesJ. H. Wilkinson Prize for Numerical SoftwareSociety for Industrial and Applied MathematicsOutstanding contributions in numerical software
United StatesJames H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific ComputingSociety for Industrial and Applied MathematicsResearch in, or other contributions to, numerical analysis and scientific computing
United StatesJoan & Joseph Birman Research Prize in Topology and GeometryAssociation for Women in MathematicsOutstanding young female researcher in topology or geometry
United StatesJohn von Neumann LectureSociety for Industrial and Applied MathematicsOutstanding contributions to applied mathematical sciences and effective communication of those ideas to the community
United StatesJohn von Neumann Theory PrizeInstitute for Operations Research and the Management SciencesContributions to theory in operations research and management sciences
United StatesJosiah Willard Gibbs LectureshipAmerican Mathematical SocietyOutstanding achievement in applied mathematics
United StatesKarp PrizeAssociation for Symbolic LogicOutstanding paper or book on symbolic logic
United StatesLTPP Data Analysis ContestAmerican Society of Civil Engineers and Federal Highway AdministrationUse of Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) data in analysis
United StatesLeroy P. Steele PrizeAmerican Mathematical SocietyMathematics
United StatesLevi L. Conant PrizeAmerican Mathematical SocietyOutstanding expository papers published in the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society or the Notices of the American Mathematical Society
United StatesLouise Hay AwardAssociation for Women in MathematicsContributions as a math educator
United StatesLoève PrizeUniversity of California, BerkeleyOutstanding contributions in mathematical probability for those under age 45
United StatesM. Gweneth Humphreys AwardAssociation for Women in MathematicsMathematics educators who have exhibited outstanding mentorship
United StatesMAA Certificate of MeritMathematical Association of AmericaSpecial work or service to mathematics or the broader mathematics community
United StatesMerten M. Hasse PrizeMathematical Association of AmericaExceptional expository paper appearing in an MAA publication, at least one of whose authors is a younger mathematician
United StatesMichael Brin Prize in Dynamical SystemsMichael BrinMathematicians who have made outstanding advances in dynamical systems and are within 14 years of their PhD
United StatesMillennium Prize ProblemsClay Mathematics InstituteSolution to any of the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture, Hodge conjecture, Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness, P versus NP problem, Poincaré conjecture, Riemann hypothesis, and Yang–Mills existence and mass gap.
United StatesMonroe H. Martin PrizeUniversity of Maryland, College ParkOutstanding paper in applied mathematics, including numerical analysis, by a young researcher
United StatesMorgan PrizeAmerican Mathematical Society, Mathematical Association of America and Society for Industrial and Applied MathematicsUndergraduate student in North America who demonstrates superior mathematics research
United StatesNAS Award in MathematicsNational Academy of SciencesExcellence of research in the mathematical sciences
United StatesNemmers Prize in MathematicsNorthwestern UniversityMathematics
United StatesNoether LectureAssociation for Women in Mathematics and American Mathematical SocietyWomen who have made fundamental and sustained contributions to the mathematical sciences
United StatesNorbert Wiener Prize in Applied MathematicsAmerican Mathematical Society and Society for Industrial and Applied MathematicsOutstanding contribution to applied mathematics
United StatesOswald Veblen Prize in GeometryAmerican Mathematical SocietyNotable research in geometry or topology
United StatesPaul R. Halmos – Lester R. Ford AwardMathematical Association of AmericaAuthors of articles of expository excellence published in The American Mathematical Monthly or Mathematics Magazine
United StatesPresidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science TeachingPresident of the United StatesKindergarten through 12th-grade mathematics or science teacher
United StatesCOPSS Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship (R. A. Fisher Lectureship)Joint Statistical MeetingsAchievement and scholarship in statistical science
United StatesRSA Award for Excellence in MathematicsRSA ConferenceInnovations and contributions in cryptography
United StatesRamon E. Moore prizeUniversity of Texas at El PasoComputer-assisted proof
United StatesRichard C. DiPrima PrizeSociety for Industrial and Applied MathematicsEarly career researcher who has done outstanding research in applied mathematics
United StatesRuth I. Michler Memorial PrizeAssociation for Women in MathematicsOutstanding research by a female mathematician who has recently earned tenure
United StatesRuth Lyttle Satter Prize in MathematicsAmerican Mathematical SocietyOutstanding contribution to mathematics research by a woman
United StatesSIAM FellowSociety for Industrial and Applied MathematicsOutstanding members of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
United StatesSadosky PrizeAssociation for Women in MathematicsOutstanding young female researcher in mathematical analysis
United StatesSalem PrizeInstitute for Advanced StudyYoung mathematicians, for outstanding work in Raphaël Salem's field of interest
United StatesShewhart MedalAmerican Society for QualityOutstanding technical leadership in modern quality control
United StatesSloan Research FellowshipAlfred P. Sloan FoundationSupport and recognition to early-career scientists and scholars
United StatesSnedecor AwardCommittee of Presidents of Statistical SocietiesStatistician for contribution to biometry
United StatesStefan Bergman PrizeAmerican Mathematical SocietyMathematical research in the theory and applications of the kernel function and its applications, or function-theoretic methods for elliptic partial differential equations
United StatesTarski LecturesUniversity of California, BerkeleyDistinction in mathematical logic and series of lectures
United StatesThe Taylor Prize in MathematicsGeorge Washington UniversityOutstanding mathematics graduate student
United StatesTheodore von Kármán PrizeSociety for Industrial and Applied MathematicsNotable application of mathematics to mechanics and/or the engineering sciences
United StatesVan Amringe Mathematical PrizeColumbia UniversityMathematics student at Columbia College deemed most proficient in the mathematical subjects
United StatesW. T. and Idalia Reid PrizeSociety for Industrial and Applied MathematicsOutstanding research in, or other contributions to, differential equations and control theory
United StatesWilks Memorial AwardAmerican Statistical AssociationOutstanding contributions to statistics
United StatesWilliam Christian Krumbein MedalInternational Association for Mathematical GeosciencesDistinction in application of mathematics or informatics to the earth sciences, service to the IAMG, and support to professions involved in the earth sciences
United StatesWilliam Lowell Putnam Mathematical CompetitionMathematical Association of AmericaUndergraduates at institutions of higher learning in the United States and Canada

Asia

CountryAwardSponsorAchievement/Recipients
ChinaChern Prize (ICCM)International Congress of Chinese MathematiciansChinese mathematicians and those of Chinese descent for exceptional contributions to mathematical research or to public service activities in support of mathematics
ChinaMorningside MedalInternational Congress of Chinese MathematiciansExceptional mathematicians of Chinese descent under age of 45 for achievements in mathematics and applied mathematics
Hong KongShaw PrizeShaw Prize FoundationOutstanding contributions in astronomy, life science and medicine, and mathematical sciences
IndiaInfosys Prize in Mathematical ScienceInfosys Science FoundationOutstanding achievements of contemporary researchers and scientists across six categories, including Mathematical Sciences
IndiaRamanujan PrizeShanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research AcademyYoung mathematician, for outstanding work in Ramanujan's fields of interest
IndiaSrinivasa Ramanujan MedalIndian National Science AcademyWork in the mathematical sciences
IsraelErdős PrizeIsrael Mathematical UnionIsraeli mathematician in any field of mathematics and computer science
IsraelMathematical Neuroscience PrizeIsrael Brain TechnologiesSignificantly advanced the understanding of the neural mechanisms of perception, behavior and thought through the application of mathematical analysis and modeling
IsraelWolf Prize in MathematicsWolf FoundationMathematicians
JapanGeometry prizeMathematical Society of JapanSignificant or long-time research works in the field of geometry, including differential geometry, topology, and algebraic geometry
JapanKyoto Prize in Basic SciencesInamori FoundationGlobal achievement in basic sciences
PakistanAbdus Salam AwardInternational Centre for Theoretical Physics Pakistan chapterPakistani nationals in the field of chemistry, mathematics, physics, biology

Europe

CountryAwardSponsorNotes
EuropeEuropean Mathematical Society Prizes[3]European Mathematical SocietyExcellent contributions in Mathematics by researchers younger than age 35
EuropeERCIM Cor Baayen AwardEuropean Research Consortium for Informatics and MathematicsResearcher in computer science and applied mathematics
EuropeEURO Gold MedalAssociation of European Operational Research SocietiesOutstanding contribution to the field of operations research
EuropeEuropean Prize in CombinatoricsEurocombResearch in combinatorics
EuropeGeorge Box MedalEuropean Network for Business and Industrial StatisticsOutstanding work in the development and the application of statistical methods in European business and industry
EuropeHausdorff MedalEuropean Set Theory SocietyImpactful work in set theory
EuropeLouis Bachelier PrizeLondon Mathematical Society, Natixis Foundation for Quantitative Research and Société de Mathématiques Appliquées et IndustriellesExceptional contributions to mathematical modelling in finance, insurance, risk management and/or scientific computing applied to finance and insurance
AustriaPrize of the Austrian Mathematical SocietyAustrian Mathematical SocietyPromising young mathematician for outstanding achievements
BelgiumCharles Lagrange PrizeRoyal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of BelgiumBest mathematical or experimental work contributing to the progress of mathematical knowledge
BelgiumEugene Catalan PrizeRoyal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of BelgiumProgress in pure mathematics
BelgiumFrancois Deruyts PrizeRoyal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of BelgiumProgress in synthetic or analytic superior geometry
BelgiumJacques Deruyts PrizeRoyal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of BelgiumProgress in mathematical analysis
FranceAmpère PrizeFrench Academy of SciencesOutstanding research work in mathematics or physics
FranceE. W. Beth Dissertation PrizeAssociation for Logic, Language and InformationOutstanding PhD theses in logic, language, and information
FranceElie Cartan PrizeInstitut de FranceMathematician who has introduced new ideas or solved a difficult problem
FranceFermat PrizeInstitut de Mathématiques de ToulouseResearch into statements of variational principles, foundations of probability and analytic geometry, or Number theory.
FranceJacques Herbrand PrizeFrench Academy of SciencesYoung researchers under age 35 in non-military applied mathematics and physics
FranceLeconte PrizeFrench Academy of SciencesImportant discoveries in mathematics, physics, and biology
FrancePeccot LecturesCollège de FranceMathematician under 30 years old
FrancePoincaré MedalInstitut de France etc.Eminent mathematician. Established in 1914 and eliminated in 1997 in favor of the Grande Médaille
FrancePoncelet PrizeFrench Academy of SciencesWork contributing to the progress of pure or (mostly) applied mathematics
FrancePrix FrancoeurInstitut de FranceAuthors of works useful to the progress of pure and applied mathematics (discontinued)
FranceSophie Germain PrizeFrench Academy of SciencesMathematics prize
FranceÉmile Picard MedalFrench Academy of SciencesOutstanding mathematician
GermanyAckermann–Teubner Memorial AwardLeipzig UniversityWork in mathematical analysis (awarded 1912 to 1941)
GermanyCantor medalGerman Mathematical SocietyMathematicians who are associated with the German language
GermanyCarl Friedrich Gauss PrizeGerman Mathematical Society / International Mathematical UnionOutstanding mathematical contributions that have found significant applications outside of mathematics
GermanyGauss LectureshipGerman Mathematical SocietyCurrent developments in mathematics, aimed at the interested public
GermanyOberwolfach Prize[4]Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics Young European mathematician for excellent achievements in changing fields of mathematics
GermanyRichard von Mises PrizeGesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und MechanikYoung scientist (not older than 36) for outstanding scientific achievements in applied mathematics and mechanics
HungaryAlfréd Rényi PrizeHungarian Academy of SciencesOutstanding performance in mathematics research
HungaryBolyai PrizeHungarian Academy of SciencesMathematicians having published their monograph describing their own highly important new results
HungaryPaul Erdős PrizeHungarian Academy of SciencesHungarian mathematicians not older than 40
ItalyCaccioppoli PrizeItalian Mathematical UnionItalian mathematician not exceeding the age of 38 who established a wide international reputation
ItalyInternational Giovanni Sacchi Landriani PrizeIstituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e LettereOriginal contributions to the field of numerical methods for partial differential equations
ItalyRiemann PrizeRiemann International School of MathematicsOutstanding mathematicians between 40 and 65 years of age
ItalyStampacchia MedalItalian Mathematical UnionOutstanding contributions to the field of calculus of variations and related applications
ItalyVinti PrizeItalian Mathematical UnionItalian mathematician not exceeding the age of 40, in recognition of his/her contributions to the field of Mathematical Analysis
ItalyBartolozzi PrizeItalian Mathematical UnionFemale Italian mathematicians below the age of 40
NorwayAbel PrizeNorwegian Academy of Science and LettersOutstanding scientific work in the field of mathematics
RomaniaSimion Stoilow PrizeRomanian AcademyAchievements in mathematics
RussiaDemidov PrizeRussian Academy of SciencesOutstanding achievements in natural sciences and humanities
RussiaLobachevsky MedalKazan Federal UniversityOutstanding contributions to geometry
RussiaLobachevsky PrizeRussian Academy of SciencesAward in honor of Nikolai Lobachevsky
SpainFerran Sunyer i Balaguer PrizeFerran Sunyer i Balaguer FoundationOutstanding expository monograph, presenting the latest developments in an active area of research
SwedenRolf Schock Prize in MathematicsRoyal Swedish Academy of SciencesMathematics
SwitzerlandHeinz Hopf PrizeETH ZurichOutstanding scientific work in pure mathematics
SwitzerlandOstrowski PrizeOstrowski FoundationOutstanding achievements in pure mathematics and in the foundations of numerical mathematics
United KingdomAdams PrizeUniversity of CambridgeDistinguished research in the mathematical sciences
United KingdomAnne Bennett PrizeLondon Mathematical SocietyWork in, influence on or service to mathematics, particularly in relation to advancing the careers of women in mathematics
United KingdomBerwick PrizeLondon Mathematical SocietyRecognition of an outstanding piece of mathematical research
United KingdomClay Research AwardClay Mathematics InstituteMajor breakthroughs in mathematical research
United KingdomDavid Crighton MedalInstitute of Mathematics and its Applications / London Mathematical SocietyHonorific medal awarded to mathematicians
United KingdomDe Morgan MedalLondon Mathematical SocietyContributions to mathematics
United KingdomForder LectureshipLondon Mathematical SocietyResearch mathematician from the United Kingdom who has made an eminent contribution to mathematics and can communicate ideas effectively to a broader audience
United KingdomFröhlich PrizeLondon Mathematical SocietyOriginal and extremely innovative work in any branch of mathematics
United KingdomGunning Victoria Jubilee PrizeRoyal Society of EdinburghOriginal work done by scientists resident in or connected with Scotland
United KingdomGuy MedalRoyal Statistical SocietyDistinction in statistics
United KingdomICTCM AwardInternational Conference on Technology in Collegiate MathematicsIndividual or group for excellence and innovation in using technology to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics
United KingdomIMA Gold MedalInstitute of Mathematics and its ApplicationsOutstanding contributions to mathematics and its applications over a period of years
United KingdomKeith MedalRoyal Society of EdinburghScientific paper published in the society's scientific journals, preference being given to a paper containing a discovery, either in mathematics or earth sciences (No longer awarded)
United KingdomKolmogorov MedalUniversity of LondonDistinguished researchers with life-long contributions to one of the fields initiated by Andrey Kolmogorov
United KingdomLeslie Fox Prize for Numerical AnalysisInstitute of Mathematics and its ApplicationsYoung numerical analysts worldwide
United Kingdom Lighthill-Thwaites Prize for Applied Mathematics Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Early career applied mathematicians worldwide.
United KingdomMayhew PrizeUniversity of CambridgeStudent showing the greatest distinction in applied mathematics
United KingdomNaylor Prize and LectureshipLondon Mathematical SocietyWork in applied mathematics and/or the applications of mathematics, and lecturing gifts
United KingdomNeumann PrizeBritish Society for the History of MathematicsBook in English (including books in translation) dealing with the history of mathematics and aimed at a broad audience
United KingdomPólya Prize (LMS)London Mathematical SocietyOutstanding creativity in, imaginative exposition of, or distinguished contribution to, mathematics within the United Kingdom
United KingdomRollo Davidson PrizeRollo Davidson TrustEarly-career probabilists
United KingdomSenior Whitehead PrizeLondon Mathematical SocietyWork in, influence on or service to mathematics, or recognition of lecturing gifts in the field of mathematics
United KingdomShephard PrizeLondon Mathematical SocietyMaking a contribution to mathematics with a strong intuitive component
United KingdomSir Edmund Whittaker Memorial PrizeEdinburgh Mathematical SocietyOutstanding young mathematician having a specified connection with Scotland
United KingdomSmith's PrizeUniversity of CambridgeResearch students in mathematics and theoretical physics at the University of Cambridge
United KingdomSylvester MedalRoyal SocietyEarly- to mid-career stage scientist rather than an established mathematician
United KingdomThomas Bond Sprague PrizeUniversity of CambridgeGreatest distinction in actuarial science, finance, insurance, mathematics of operational research, probability, risk and statistics in the Master of Mathematics/Master of Advanced Studies examinations
United KingdomTyson MedalUniversity of CambridgeBest performance in subjects relating to astronomy
United KingdomWhitehead PrizeLondon Mathematical SocietyMathematicians working in the United Kingdom who are at an early stage of their career
United KingdomWrangler (University of Cambridge)University of CambridgeStudent who gains first-class honours in the third year of the University's undergraduate degree in mathematics
United KingdomCopley MedalRoyal SocietyOutstanding achievements in research in any branch of science.

Oceania

CountryAwardSponsorNotes
AustraliaAustralian Mathematical Society MedalAustralian Mathematical SocietyDistinguished mathematical sciences research by members of the Australian Mathematical Society
AustraliaGeorge Szekeres MedalAustralian Mathematical SocietyOutstanding research contributions over a fifteen-year period
AustraliaHannan MedalAustralian Academy of ScienceAchievements by Australians in the fields of pure mathematics, applied and computational mathematics, and statistical science
AustraliaMoran MedalAustralian Academy of ScienceOutstanding research by Australian scientists under 40 years of age in applied probability, biometrics, mathematical genetics, psychometrics, and statistics
AustraliaPhillip Law Postdoctoral Award for the Physical SciencesRoyal Society of VictoriaEarly career research
AustraliaThomas Ranken Lyle MedalAustralian Academy of ScienceMathematician or physicist
New ZealandHector MedalRoyal Society Te ApārangiResearcher who has undertaken work of great scientific or technological merit and has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the particular branch of science

References

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