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AMS Awards and Fellowships

The AMS is pleased to recognize individuals and programs for their contributions to the mathematical sciences and to the mathematics community. We recognize achievement and diversity at all levels, and welcome nominations for these AMS and joint prizes, awards, and fellowships.

2025 Recipients

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Automatic Theorem Proving Prizes

The Automatic Theorem Proving Prizes have been retired. Please see other AMS research awards.

Nomination period: Not Applicable

Service

Mohammad K. Azarian Prize for Mathematical Reviews Reviewers

The Azarian Prize is given for notable achievement by a Mathematical Reviews (MR) reviewer. This prize is given annually to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2025

Research

Ivo and Renata Babuška Thesis Prize

The Babuška Thesis Prize is given for an outstanding PhD thesis in mathematics, interdisciplinary in nature, possibly with applications to other fields. This prize is given annually to graduate student or early-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - June 30, 2025

Research

Beal Prize

The Beal Prize will be given for either a proof or a counterexample of the Beal Conjecture, published in a refereed and respected mathematics publication. This research prize will be given one-time when the parameters of the prize rules have been fulfilled.  Next award year:

Nomination period: Open

Research

Stefan Bergman Fellowship

The Bergman Fellowship is for a mathematician specializing in real analysis, complex analysis, or partial differential equations. This fellowship is given annually to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Application period: July 15 - September 30, 2025

Research

Stefan Bergman Prize

This prize was converted into the Stefan Bergman Research Fellowship. Please see the Stefan Bergman Fellowship listing.

Nomination period: Not Applicable

Research

AMS-SIAM George David Birkhoff Prize

The Birkhoff Prize is given for an outstanding contribution to applied mathematics. This triennial research prize is given jointly with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2026

Research

Joan and Joseph Birman Fellowship for Women Scholars

The Birman Fellowship aims to provide exceptionally talented women extra research support during their mid-career years. This fellowship is given annually to mid- or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Application period: July 15 - September 30, 2025

Research

Bôcher Memorial Prize

The Bôcher Prize is given for a notable paper in analysis. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2025

Research

Centennial Fellowship

The Centennial Fellowship is awarded to an outstanding early- or mid-career mathematician. This fellowship is given annually.  Next award year:

Application period: July 15 - September 30, 2025

Research

Chevalley Prize in Lie Theory

The Chevalley Prize is given for notable work in Lie theory. This prize is given biennially to early- or mid-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2025

Research

Claytor-Gilmer Fellowship

The Claytor-Gilmer Fellowship is a research fellowship that supports the work of Black mathematicians. This fellowship is given annually to mid-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Application period: July 15-September 30, 2025

Research

Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Algebra

The Cole Prize in Algebra is given for a notable research work in algebra. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2026

Research

Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number Theory

The Cole Prize in Number Theory is given for a notable research work in number theory. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2025

Writing

Levi L. Conant Prize

The Conant Prize is given for the best expository paper published in either Notices or Bulletin of the AMS. This prize is given annually to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2025

Policy and Service

AMS Congressional Fellowship

The Congressional Fellowship is a one-year fellowship supporting a congressional office or committee in Washington, DC. This fellowship is given annually to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Application period: September 1, 2025 - February 1, 2026

Service

Award for Distinguished Public Service

The Award for Distinguished Public Service is given for notable contributions to the mathematics profession through public service. This award is given biennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - June 30, 2025

Research

Mary P. Dolciani Prize for Excellence in Research

The Dolciani Prize is given to a scholar from a non-PhD granting department who has a proven record of research. This prize is given biennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2026

Writing and Research

Joseph L. Doob Prize

The Doob Prize is given to recognize an outstanding research book that makes a seminal contribution to mathematical literature. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2025

Research

Leonard Eisenbud Prize for Mathematics and Physics

The Eisenbud Prize is given to honor work that brings mathematics and physics closer together. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2025

Education and Service

Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department

The Exemplary Program Award is given to a department which has distinguished itself by undertaking an innovative or particularly effective program of value to the mathematics community. This award is given annually to a mathematics department.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2025

Research

Ciprian Foias Prize in Operator Theory

The Foias Prize is given for notable work in operator theory. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2027

Research

Delbert Ray Fulkerson Prize (AMS-MOS)

The Fulkerson Prize is given for outstanding papers in discrete mathematics. This prize is given jointly with the Mathematical Optimization Society. It is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: May 1, 2026 - February 15, 2027

Research

Mikhail Gordin Prize (AMS-EMS)

The Gordin Prize is given to a mathematician working in probability or dynamical systems, likely from or connected to an Eastern European country. This prize is given jointly with the European Mathematical Society (EMS). This prize is given quadrennially to early-career (preferably) mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2025

Research

Ulf Grenander Prize in Stochastic Theory and Modeling

The Grenander Prize is given for exceptional theoretical and applied contributions in stochastic theory and modeling. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2026

Education and Service

Award for Impact on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics

The Award for Impact on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics is given for significant contributions of lasting value to mathematics education. This education and service award is given annually to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2025

Writing

I. Martin Isaacs Prize for Excellence in Mathematical Writing

The Isaacs Prize is given for excellence in writing of a research article in an AMS journal. This prize is given biennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2026

Education and Service

JPBM Communications Award

The JPBM Communications Award is given to communicators who, on a sustained basis, bring mathematical ideas and information to non-mathematical audiences. The award is given annually by the Joint Policy Board of Mathematics to communicators of any career stage.  Next award year:

Nomination period: Open

Writing

AMS Mass Media Fellowship

The Mass Media Fellowship is given to a student or postdoctoral trainee, placing them in a newsroom over a summer, where they will work to improve public understanding of science and technology. The program is run by the American Association for Advancement of Science. This fellowship is given annually to student or early-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Application period: October 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026

Education

Mathematical Art Exhibition Award

The Mathematical Art Award is given for "aesthetically pleasing works that combine mathematics and art" at the annual Joint Mathematics Meetings. This art award is given annually to student, early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians or artists.  Next award year:

Nomination period: Pieces at the JMM art exhibit will be considered.

Research

Karl Menger Memorial Awards

The Menger Awards are given to pre-college students at the Rengeneron ISEF for projects in mathematics. There is no application process; judges choose recipients on-site, based on their work. This award is given annually to pre-college mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: Projects at the ISEF will be considered.

Research

E. H. Moore Research Article Prize

The E.H. Moore Prize is given for an outstanding article in an AMS research journal. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2027

Research

AMS Award for Outstanding Pi Mu Epsilon Student Paper Presentation

Pi Mu Epsilon (PME) Awards are given for outstanding student talks at the Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM). These awards are given annually to undergraduate mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: Students presenting at the JMM will be considered.

Education and Service

Mathematics Programs that Make a Difference

The Award for Mathematics Programs that Make a Difference is given to outstanding programs that bring more people from underrepresented groups into mathematics courses, then supports and guides them to advanced study and professional success. This award is given annually to a mathematics program.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2025

Policy

AMS Public Policy Award

The Public Policy Award has been retired. Please see other AMS awards in the service category.

Nomination period: Not Applicable

Service

Citation for Public Service

The Citation for Public Service has been retired. Please see other AMS awards in the service category.

Nomination period: Not Applicable

Service

AAS-AMS-APS Public Service Award

The AAS-AMS-APS Public Service Award has been retired. Please see other AMS awards in the service category.

Nomination period: Not Applicable

Research

David P. Robbins Prize

The Robbins Prize is given for a paper of novel research in algebra, combinatorics, or discrete mathematics, with a signficant experimental component. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2027

Service and Research

Bertrand Russell Prize of the AMS

The Bertrand Russell Prize is given for research or service contributions that promote good in the world or raise recognition of the ways mathematics furthers human values. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians or related professionals mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2026

Research

Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics

The Satter Prize is given for outstanding research by a woman mathematician. This prize is given biennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2026

Research

Leroy P. Steele Prize (1970 - 1992)

The Steele Prize (1970 - 1992) was split into the three current Leroy P. Steele Prizes. Please refer to those prize listings.

Nomination period: Not Applicable

Research

Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement (1993 - present)

The Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement is given for the cumulative influence of the recipient's total mathematical work, high level of research over time, particular influence on the development of a field, or influence on mathematics through PhD students. This prize is given annually to mid- or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - March 31, 2025

Writing

Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition (1993 - present)

The Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition is given to the author(s) of a book or substantial survey or expository research paper. This prize is given annually to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - March 31, 2025

Research

Leroy P. Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research (1993 - present)

The Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research is given for a paper that has proved to be of fundamental or lasting importance in its field, or a model of important research. This prize is given annually to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - March 31, 2025

Service and Education

Elias M. Stein Mentoring Award

The Stein Mentoring Award is given to mathematicians who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to the training and advancement of future generations of mathematicians. This award is given triennially to mid- or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2025

Research

Elias M. Stein Prize for New Perspectives in Analysis

The Stein Prize for New Perspectives in Analysis is given for the development of groundbreaking methods in analysis which demonstrate promise to revitalize established areas or create new opportunities for mathematical discovery. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - June 30, 2026

Writing

Elias M. Stein Prize for Transformative Exposition

The Stein Prize for Transformative Exposition is given for a written work in any area of mathematics that tranforms the mathematical community's understanding of the subject or reshapes the way it is taught. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2027

Research

Edmond and Nancy Tomastik Prize in Differential Equations

The Tomastik Prize is given for notable work in differential equations. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - June 30 (first year; normally May 31)

Education

Undergraduate Opportunity Awards

The Undergrad Opportunity Awards support students who may be at risk of not completing a mathematics degree for financial reasons. The awards include the Waldemar J. Trjitzinsky and Edmund Landau Awards. There is no application process; these awards are distributed annually by the AMS Secretariat through the students' institutions.  Next award year:

Nomination period: see description

Research

Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry

The Veblen Prize is given for a notable research work in geometry or topology. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2027

Writing and Research

Albert Leon Whiteman Memorial Prize

The Whiteman Prize is given for notable exposition and exceptional scholarship in the history of mathematics. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians.  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2026

Research

AMS-SIAM Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics

The Wiener Prize is given for an outstanding contribution to applied mathematics. This prize is given triennially to early-, mid-, or late-career mathematicians and is awarded jointly with the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).  Next award year:

Nomination period: February 1 - May 31, 2027

 

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