Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries, 2014

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Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and the International Mathematical Union (IMU) annually awards Ramanujan Prize for young mathematicians from developing countries. The Prize is awarded to a researcher who is less than 45 years of age on 31 December of the year of the award and who has conducted outstanding research in a developing country. The Prize is usually awarded to one person but may be shared equally among recipients who have contributed to the same body of work. The Prize carries a $15,000 cash award. The nomination deadline is 1st February 2014.

Study Subject (s): Researchers working in any branch of the mathematical sciences are eligible.

Course Level: Prize is available for young mathematicians who have conducted outstanding research in a developing country.

Scholarship Provider: Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and the International Mathematical Union (IMU).

Scholarship can be taken at: Developing Countries (The winner will be invited to ICTP to receive the Prize and deliver a lecture.)

Eligibility: -Prize for young mathematicians from developing countries

-The Prize winner must be less than 45 years of age on 31 December of the year of the award

-Researchers working in any branch of the mathematical sciences are eligible.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Citizens of developing countries (Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African, Republic Chad, Chile, People's Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea, Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,  Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint- Vincent and the Grenadines, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor, Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe) can apply for this Ramanujan prize.

Scholarship Description: The Ramanujan Prize for young mathematicians from developing countries has been awarded annually since the first winner was announced in 2005. The 2014 Prize will be funded and administered jointly by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and the International Mathematical Union (IMU). The Prize winner must be less than 45 years of age on 31 December of the year of the award and have conducted outstanding research in a developing country. Researchers working in any branch of the mathematical sciences are eligible. The Prize carries a $15,000 cash award. The winner will be invited to the ICTP to receive the Prize and deliver a lecture. The Prize is usually awarded to one person, but may be shared equally among recipients who have contributed to the same body of work.

Number of award(s): The Ramanujan Prize is usually awarded to one person, but may be shared equally among recipients who have contributed to the same body of work.

Duration of award(s): Not Known

What does it cover? The Ramanujan Prize carries a $15,000 cash award.

Selection Criteria: The Ramanujan prizes will be awarded to outstanding applicants. The Selection Committee will take into account not only the scientific quality of the research, but also the background of the candidate and the environment in which the work was carried out.

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply: Please send nominations to math-at-ictp.it describing the work of the nominee in adequate detail. Nominations should include a CV and a list of publications, as well as a letter of recommendation. Additional supporting letters are encouraged. Self-nominations are strongly discouraged.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 1st February 2014.

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