Nomination Requirements
Candidates
- Must be a member of the Canadian mathematical community.
- Must identify as female. CMS research prizes are otherwise gender-neutral.
- The CMS aims to promote and celebrate diversity in the broadest sense. We strongly encourage nominations of outstanding candidates regardless of race, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
- A candidate may be nominated for more than one research prize in the applicable categories; several candidates from the same institution can be nominated for the same research prize.
Nominators
- Must provide a nomination letter describing the suitability of the candidate for the award
- Must provide a recent CV for the candidate.
- Must provide the names of at least three other supporters who have agreed to provide recommendation letters by the deadline.
Recipients
- Recipient will be asked to prepare a prize lecture and present it at the Summer Meeting.
Nominations are currently welcomed for the
2027 Krieger-Nelson Prize.
Deadline: 30 September 2026.
Deadline: 30 September 2026.
Selection Committee
The recipient of this Prize, as well as the other Research prizes, is chosen by the CMS Research Committee based on the strength of the nominations.
Please note that, throughout the selection process, selection committees must abide by the Conflict of Interest Instructions for Awards & Prizes Selection Committees.
The Selection Committee reserves the right to consider a nomination for one of the research prizes for any other, applicable prize.
Nomination Retention
Nominations not successful in their first year of consideration may be updated during the next nomination period and will be considered in the following year.