Establish a Prize, Award, or Fellowship
Establishing a prize, award or fellowship is a wonderful way to honor a colleague, mentor, program or your family name. AMS prizes advance research and scholarship while recognizing individuals and programs for their contributions to the mathematical sciences and to the mathematics community.
The AMS strives to offer a range of prizes across different fields of mathematics research and education. The AMS Development Committee and Development staff will work with you to help you achieve your philanthropic goals. Please contact Director of Development Doug Allen at 401.455.4126 or by email for more information.
Examples of AMS Prizes, Awards, and Fellowships:
Joan and Joseph Birman
James Maynard, 2020 Cole Prize in Number Theory
The Award for Impact on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics is given annually to mathematicians who have made significant contributions of lasting value to mathematics education. The Award for Impact on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics was established by the AMS in 2013 and supported by a named endowed fund established by a contribution from Kenneth I. and Mary Lou Gross in honor of their daughters Laura and Karen.
Darryl Yong, 2020 Award for Impact on Teaching and Learning
The Bertrand Russell Prize honors research or service contributions of mathematicians or related professionals to promoting good in the world and recognizes the various ways that mathematics furthers human values. The Bertrand Russell Prize of the AMS was established in 2016 by Thomas Hales.
Bertrand Russell
The Waldemar J. Trjitzinsky Memorial Awards were created by bequest from the estate of Waldemar J., Barbara G., and Juliet Trjitzinsky, the income from which is used to assist students lacking in financial resources who have declared a major in mathematics at a college or university that is an institutional member of the AMS.
Claudia Munoz, 2019 Trjitzinsky recipient