CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize

The CRM-Fields-PIMS prize is the premier Canadian award for research achievements in the mathematical sciences. It is awarded jointly by the three Canadian mathematics institutes. The winner receives a monetary award and an invitation to present a lecture at each institute within one year after the award is announced.

Call for nominations

The Centre de recherches mathématiques (CRM), the Fields Institute, and the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) invite nominations for the CRM-Fields-PIMS prize, awarded in recognition of exceptional research achievement in the mathematical sciences. The candidate’s research should have been conducted primarily in Canada or in affiliation with a Canadian university.

As part of our commitment to equality, we particularly encourage nominations of women and of members of underrepresented groups.

Nomination Instructions

Deadline: November 1 of each calendar year.

Please carefully read the instructions below before submitting your nomination.

Nominations can be made by any two (2) nominators who are leaders in the mathematics community. Nominations must include:

  • One (1) nomination letter from both nominators.
  • Three (3) reference letters from individuals other than the two nominators.
  • The nominee’s:
  1. Curriculum vitae,
  2. List of publications, and,
  3. (Up to) four preprints.

Nominations will remain active for two years. At most one prize will be awarded during any academic year (July-June).

Only electronic submissions will be accepted.

Submit to: nominations@fieldsinstitute.ca

History and Funding

The prize was established by the Centre de recherches mathématiques and the Fields Institute as the CRM-Fields Prize in 1994. In 2005, PIMS became an equal partner and the name was changed to the CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize. The prize recognizes exceptional achievement in the mathematical sciences.

The CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize consists of an award of $10,000 with no restriction of use, funded equally by the three institutes. The winner is invited to give a lecture at each institute during the semester when the award is announced.

Eligibility, Criteria and Continuity

The winner’s research, which forms the primary basis for the award, should have been conducted mainly in Canada or in affiliation with a Canadian university.

The main selection criterion is outstanding contribution to the advancement of research. The prize recognizes the breadth, depth and international impact of the candidate’s research. The nomination deadline is November 1 of each calendar year. The Selection Committee actively encourages nominations of women and underrepresented groups for this award.

What is expected from the laureate

The institutes expect that each laureate will deliver a lecture at the institute which hosted the award during the semester when the prize is announced. The other two institutes may also extend invitations for the candidate to deliver a lecture at their respective insititutes.

Selection process

The awardee is chosen by a Selection Committee. The decision of the committee is final. The committee is chaired by each of the three institutes in turn. The institute that chairs the Selection Committee is the host of the award for that year. The institute will appoint a person who will act as Chair of the Selection Committee for the year.

CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize

2025 Leah Edelstein-Keshet
2024 Ram Murty
2023 Christian Genest
2022 Bálint Virág
2021 Andrew Granville
2020 Catherine Sulem
2019 Nassif Ghoussoub
2018 Jeremy Quastel
2017 Henri Darmon
2016 Dani Wise
2015 Kai Behrend
2014 Niky Kamran
2013 Bruce Reed
2012 Stevo Todorcevic
2011 Mark Lewis
2010 Gordon Slade
2009 Martin Barlow
2008 Allan Borodin
2007 Joel Feldman
2006 Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann

CRM-Fields Prize

2005 David Boyd
2004 Donald Dawson
2003 John McKay et Edwin Perkins
2002 John B. Friedlander
2001 William T. Tutte
2000 Israel Michael Sigal
1999 Stephen A. Cook
1998 Robert V. Moody
1997 James Arthur
1996 George A. Elliott
1995 H. S. M. Coxeter