Departmental List of Prizes and Honours Available for Faculty

October 16, 2009

Prepared by: Niky Kamran, Bruce Shepherd and Eyal Goren

A. Research Prizes

A1. Canadian Mathematical Society

A1.1. Coxeter-James Prize:

"Recognizes young mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research"

Deadline: June 2010

Description: http://www.cms.math.ca/Prizes/cj-nom.html

A1.2. Jeffery-Williams Prize:

"Recognizes mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions to mathematical research"

Deadline: June 2010

Description: http://www.cms.math.ca/Prizes/jw-nom.html

A1.3. Krieger-Nelson Prize:

"Recognizes outstanding research by a female mathematician"

Deadline: June 2010

Description: http://www.cms.math.ca/Prizes/kn-nom.html#top

A2. Canadian Mathematics Institutes

A2.1. Andre Aisenstadt Prize:

"Recognizes talented young Canadian mathematicians."

Deadline: October 2010

Description:http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/prix/prixAndreAisenstadt/prix_attributionAA_an.shtml

A2.2. CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize:

"Recognizes exceptional achievement in the mathematical sciences. "

Deadline: November 2010

Description:http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/prix/prixCRMFieldsPIMS/prix_attributionCFP_an.shtml

A2.3. ACP-CRM Prize in theoretical and mathematical physics:

"Recognizes outstanding contributions to the advancement of the field. The main selection criterion is research excellence."

Deadline: January 2010

Description:http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/prix/prixACPCRM/prix_attributionACPCRM_an.shtml

A2.4. CRM-SSC Prize in statistics:

"bestowed at most once a year upon a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada whose research was carried out primarily in Canada."

Deadline: February 2010

Description:http://www.crm.umontreal.ca/prix/prixCRMSSC/prix_attributionSSC_an.shtml

A3. Statistical Society of Canada

A3.1. SSC Gold Medal:

"intended to honour a current leader in probability or statistics whose contributions in theory or in applied work have been substantial."

Deadline: January 2010

Description: http://www.ssc.ca/main/new/sscawards_e.html

A3.2. SSC Award for Impact of Applied and Collaborative Work:

"for outstanding contributions in applied and collaborative work, the importance of which derives primarily from its relatively recent impact on a subject area outside of the statistical sciences, on an area of application, or on an organization"

Deadline: January 2010

Description: http://www.ssc.ca/main/new/sscawards_e.html

A3.3. SSC Honorary Membership:

"Honorary Membership in the SSC is intended to honour a probabilist or a statistician or in special circumstances another individual who made exceptional contributions to the development of the discipline."

Deadline: January 2010

Description: http://www.ssc.ca/main/new/sscawards_e.html

A4. Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society

A4.1. CAIMS*SCMAI Research Prize:

"recognizes innovative and exceptional research contributions in an emerging area of applied or industrial mathematics.

Deadline: January 2010

Description: http://www.caims.ca/Awards/Rprize.html

A5. Royal Society of Canada

A5.1. Fellowship (FRSC):

"Fellows shall be persons whose intellectual achievements have been exceptional through a body of publications, intellectual endeavors or creative activities exhibiting original contributions in the arts, humanities or sciences, as well as in public life"

Deadline: December 2009

Description:http://www.rsc.ca/

A5.2. Synge Award:

"The award is given for outstanding research in any of the branches of the mathematical sciences."

Deadline: Deccember 2010

Description:http://www.rsc.ca/index.php?award_id=8&lang_id=1&page_id=61

A6. NSERC

A6.1. Steacie Fellowship:

"The Fellowships are awarded to enhance the career development of outstanding and highly promising university faculty who are earning a strong international reputation for original research."

Deadline: July 2010

Description: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Steacie-Steacie/About-Apropos_eng.asp

A6.2. John Polanyi Award:

"Created to recognize and support a university researcher or team of researchers whose work has led to a recent outstanding Canadian advance in a field of the natural sciences or engineering.

Deadline:March 2010

Description: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Polanyi-Polanyi/About-Apropos_eng.asp

A7. National Research Council (NRC).

A7.1. Steacie Prize:

"The Steacie Prize is therefore awarded to a younger person 40 years of age or less who has made notable contributions to research in Canada. "

Deadline: June 2010

Description: http://www.steacieprize.ca/history_e.html

A8. Canada Council for the Arts.

A8.1. Killam Research Fellowship:

"designed to recognize and support distinguished Canadian scholars, normally full professors at Canadian universities and research institutes, who have established an outstanding reputation in their area of research."

Deadline: May 2010

Description: http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/killam

A8.2. Killam Prize:

"Awarded annually to distinguished Canadian scholars in the fields of health sciences, natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. "

Deadline: June 2010

Description: http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/killam

A9. Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS)

A9.1. Prix Urgel-Archambault:

"Ce prix recompense une personne travaillant en sciences physiques, mathematiques, informatique et genie "

Deadline: February 2010

Description: http://www.acfas.ca/prix/prix_archambault.html

A10. Government of Quebec.

A10.1. Prix du Quebec:

"Les Prix du Quebec sont attribues chaque annee pour rendre hommage a des scientifiques qui se sont distingues par une carriere remarquble

dans leur domaine d'activite ou encore pour couronner une carriere

dediee a la gestion et au developpement de la recherche ou a la promotion de la science et de la technologie"

Deadline: February 2010

Description: http://www.prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/candidature-mrst/index.html?candidature

A11. American Mathematical Society:

A11.1. AMS Centennial Fellowship:

"makes awards annually to outstanding mathematicians to help further their careers in research...Preference will be given to candidates who have not had extensive fellowship support in the past...A recipient of the fellowship shall have held his or her doctoral degree for at least three years and not more than twelve years at the inception of the award  "

Deadline: December 2009

Description:http://www.ams.org/employment/centflyer.html

A12. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM):

Descriptions: http://www.siam.org/prizes/sponsored/ - dahlquist

There are many prizes and special lectures sponsored by SIAM; we start with some of the most relevant. We do not include for instance the many prizes awarded by the special activity subgroups.

Many of the prizes are awarded every two years at a SIAM annual meeting. Nominations are often allowed up until 7 months prior. The next SIAM meeting is July 2010.

A12.1. Germund Dahlquist Prize

Next award in 2011.

The Germund Dahlquist Prize, established in 1995, is awarded every two years to a young scientist (normally under 45) for original contributions to fields associated with Germund Dahlquist, especially the numerical solution of differential equations and numerical methods for scientific computing. As part of the award, the recipient is requested to give a lecture at the meeting where the prize is awarded.

A12.2. Richard C. DiPrima Prize

Next award 2010 SIAM annual meeting

The Richard C. DiPrima Prize, established in 1986, is awarded every two years to a junior scientist who has done outstanding research in applied mathematics and who has completed his/her doctoral dissertation and completed all other requirements for his/her doctorate during the period running from three years prior to the award date to one year prior to the award date. Selection is based on the candidatesí dissertations.

A12.3. Ralph E. Kleinman Prize

The next prize is 2011.

The Ralph E. Kleinman Prize, established in 1998, is awarded every two years to one individual for outstanding research, or other contributions, that bridge the gap between mathematics and applications. Work that uses high-level mathematics and/or invents new mathematical tools to solve applied problems from engineering, science, and technology is particularly appropriate.

Nominations are sought seven months prior to the awarding of the prize. Nominations will be solicited in SIAM publications and various relevant electronic newsletters.

A12.4. George Polya Prize

Next award at SIAM 2010 Annual Meeting.

The George Polya Prize, established in 1969, is given every two years, alternately in two categories: (1) for a notable application of combinatorial theory; (2) for a notable contribution in another area of interest to George PÛlya such as approximation theory, complex analysis, number theory, orthogonal polynomials, probability theory, or mathematical discovery and learning. The prize is broadly intended to recognize specific recent work.

A12.5. W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize in Mathematics

The W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize in Mathematics is awarded annually for research in, or other contributions to, the broadly defined areas of differential equations and control theory. Each prize may be given either for a single notable achievement or a collection of such achievements. As part of the award, the recipient is requested to give a lecture at the meeting where the prize is awarded.

A call for nominations shall appear in SIAM News and other similar scientific periodicals. The prize is given annually at the SIAM meeting.

A12.6. SIAM Outstanding Paper Prizes

Since 1999, SIAM Outstanding Paper Prizes are awarded annually to the authors of three outstanding papers published in SIAM journals in the preceding three calendar years. The prize selection committee seeks papers that exhibit originalityófor example, papers that bring a fresh look at an existing field or that open up new areas of applied mathematics. The committee is urged to give special consideration to junior authors.

A12.7. Theodore von Karman Prize

The next award is 2014.

The Theodore von Karman Prize, established in 1968, is awarded every five years for a notable application of mathematics to mechanics and/or the engineering sciences made during the five to ten years preceding the award. The award may be given either for a single notable achievement or for a collection of such achievements. As part of the award, the recipient is requested to give a lecture at the meeting where the prize is awarded.

A12.8. George David Birkhoff Prize (with AMS)

Next award 2012.

The George David Birkhoff Prize, established in 1967, is awarded jointly by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and the American Mathematical Society (AMS) for an outstanding contribution to applied mathematics in the highest and broadest sense.

For further information, visit http://www.ams.org/prizes/birkhoff-prize.html

A12.9. Norbert Wiener Prize (with AMS)

The Norbert Wiener Prize, established in 1967, is awarded jointly by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and the American Mathematical Society (AMS) for an outstanding contribution to applied mathematics in the highest and broadest sense.

It is awarded every 3 years. Next is Jan 2010. For further information, visit http://www.ams.org/prizes/wiener-prize.html

A12.10. James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing

The next award is 2013.

The James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing, established in 1979, is awarded every four years for research in, or other contributions to, numerical analysis and scientific computing during the six years preceding the award. The purpose of the prize is to stimulate junior contributors and to help them in their careers.

A12.11. Peter Henrici Prize (with ETHZ)

Next award 2011 ICIAM.

The Peter Henrici Prize is awarded jointly by Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule-Zurich (ETHZ) and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). The prize is awarded for original contributions to applied analysis and numerical analysis and/or for exposition appropriate for applied mathematics and scientific computing. The prize is intended to recognize broad and extended contributions to these subjects, more than a single outstanding work. It is awarded at the quadrennial ICIAM Congress.

A12.12. The John von Neumann Lecture

The John von Neumann Lecture, SIAMís flagship lecture, was established in 1959 and is awarded for outstanding and distinguished contributions to the field of applied mathematical sciences and for the effective communication of these ideas to the community. The prize is awarded and the lecture given each year at the SIAM Annual Meeting.

A12.13. I.E. Block Community Lecture

The I.E. Block Community Lecture is named in honor of the co-founder and former Managing Director of SIAM, I. Edward Block, to recognize his contributions to the growth of SIAM and to perpetuate his vision. The Lecture, presented each year at the SIAM Annual Meeting, is open to the public and is intended to encourage public appreciation of the excitement and vitality of science.

A13. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation:

A13.1. Sloan Research Fellowship

"The Sloan Research Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research

by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise. "

Deadline: September 15, 2010

Description: http://www.sloan.org/fellowships

A14. Mathematical Programming Society

The following prizes are awarded every three years at the tiennial Symposium of MPS (ISMP). The next ISMP is 2012 in Berlin.

Descriptions: http://www.mathprog.org/?nav=boh

A14.1. The George Dantzig Prize

"The prize is awarded jointly by the MP Society and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). The prize is awarded for original research, which by its originality, breadth and depth, is having a major impact on the field of mathematical programming. The contribution(s) for which the award is made must be publicly available and may belong to any aspect of mathematical programming in its broadest sense. Strong preference will be given to candidates who have not reached their 50th birthday in the year of the award. "

A14.2. The Fulkerson Prize

"The Fulkerson Prize for outstanding papers in the area of discrete mathematics is sponsored jointly by the Mathematical Programming Society and the American Mathematical Society. Beginning in 1979, up to three awards of $750 each will be presented at each (triennial) International Symposium on Mathematical Programming; they will be paid out of a memorial fund administered by the American Mathematical Society that was established by friends of the late Delbert Ray Fulkerson to encourage mathematical excellence in the fields of research exemplified by his work. Beginning in 1994, the amount of each award is $1,500. "

A14.3. The Beale-Orchard-Hays Prize

"The Beale-Orchard-Hays Prize for Excellence in Computational Mathematical Programming is awarded for a paper or a book" meeting requirements specified at the MPS webpage.

A14.4. A.W. Tucker Prize

Awarded for a doctoral thesis.

"The doctoral thesis must have been approved formally (with signatures) by the nom- inee's thesis committee between March 1 of the calendar year in which the previous International Symposium on Mathematical Programming was held, and March 1 of the calendar year of the upcoming symposium. The thesis may concern any aspect of mathematical programming. "

A14.5. The Lagrange Prize

"The Lagrange Prize in Continuous Optimization is awarded jointly by MPS and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). The prize was established in 2002 and was awarded for the first time at the Eighteenth International Symposium on Mathematical Programming in 2003. To be eligible for the prize, the work must be either a paper or book consisting chiefly of original results, which has appeared in the six calendar years preceding the year in which the award is made. "

A15. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

A15.1. The Guggenheim Fellowship

Description: http://www.gf.org/applicants/the-united-states-canadian-competition/

"Often characterized as "midcareer" awards, Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for men and women who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.

Fellowships are awarded through two annual competitions: one open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada, and the other open to citizens and permanent residents of Latin America and the Caribbean. Candidates must apply to the Guggenheim Foundation in order to be considered in either of these competition"

Deadline: For the United States and Canada competition, the deadline is September 15.

A16. Packard

We don’t see that this applies to us yet.

B. Prizes for Service.

B1. Canadian Mathematical Society

B1.1. The David Borwein Distinguished Career Award:

“recognizes mathematicians who have made exceptional, broad, and continued contributions to Canadian mathematics.”

Deadline: November 2009

Description:http://www.cms.math.ca/Prizes/db-nom.html

B1.2. Graham Wright Award for Distinguished Service:

"Recognizes individuals who have made sustained and significant contributions to the Canadian mathematical community and, in particular, to the Canadian Mathematical Society"

Deadline: March 2010

Description:http://www.cms.math.ca/Prizes/info/ds.html

B1.3. Adrien Pouliot Award:

"recognize individuals or teams of individuals who have made significant and sustained contributions to mathematics education in Canada"

Deadline: April 2010

Description:http://www.cms.math.ca/Prizes/info/ap.html

Deadline	Prize	comments
January	A2.3, A3.1, A3.2, A3.3, A4.1
February	A2.4, A9.1, A10.1
March	A6.2, B1.2
April	B1.3
May	A8.1
June	A1.1, A1.2, A1.3, A7.1, A8.2
July	A6.1
August
September	A13.1, A15.1
October	A2.1
November	A2.2, B1.1
December	A5.1, A5.2, A11.1 A12.1 - A12.13	A12 are SIAM prizes. Double check deadlines!
Information missing	A14.1-14.5	All are MPS prizes