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AMSI AustMS WIMSIG Maryam Mirzakhani Award

AMSI AustMS WIMSIG Maryam Mirzakhani Award

About the award

Who receives this award?

The AMSI/AustMS WIMSIG Maryam Mirzakhani Award supports international female students pursuing a postgraduate degree in mathematics in Australia and other initiatives that support gender diversity in mathematics.​

Information

Maryam Mirzakhani ( 1977–2017 ) was an Iranian mathematician and a professor at Stanford University. In 2014 she became the first female recipient of the prestigious Fields Medal. She passed away much too soon but her achievements live on and continue to inspire many. The  Award  has been established to honor her work as well as her role in breaking the glass ceiling for women in mathematics.

Each year the award will be made on a competitive basis by a selection committee of distinguished mathematicians, appointed by the executive committee of WIMSIG in consultation with the Director of AMSI. Multiple Maryam Mirzakhani Awards may be awarded each year. If there are no applicants of sufficient merit, no awards will be made.

There is one round of the Maryam Mirzakhani Award per year, with the closing date each year being the 1st of April.

The amount of the award is $3000 Australian dollars per successful applicant but may be varied in consultation with the donors and the Australian Mathematical Society.

You may donate to the AMSI/AustMS WIMSIG Maryam Mirzakhani Award Program here.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible to apply, an applicant must be a woman studying at an Australian University for a PhD, a Research Masters, or a Master of Philosophy, who is enrolled as an international student and has been confirmed in her respective program at the time of application. . An applicant must have received her undergraduate degree from a university outside of Australia and cannot have previously received this award. In addition, an applicant must be a current member, or have submitted their application for membership of the Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS). Student membership of AustMS is free, but applications must still be made and renewed each year.

Multiple Maryam Mirzakhani Awards may be awarded each year. If there are no applicants of sufficient merit, no awards will be made. The award will be made on academic merit, although need may be taken into account.

How to apply

Please download the application form here in PDF and read the rules carefully.

The application must consist of

  • a completed application form
  • a current CV (at most three pages)
  • evidence of international enrolment and confirmation in their program of study

The applicant must arrange for a letter of support from their supervisor(s) to be sent directly to the selection committee via the above email address. The letter must confirm the applicant’s study program, the date of confirmation in that program of study, and that the applicant is enrolled as an international student. It should also comment on the merits of the applicant.

Applications must be sent to the Selection Committee via the email address office@austms.org.au by April 1.

Past winners

Year

Winner

Institution

Citation

2024

Connie On Yu Hui

Monash University

2023

Paula Verdugo

Macquarie University

2022

Vinesha Peiris

Swinburne

2021

Maud El-Hachem

QUT

2020

Hoa Thi Bui

Federation University

2019

Fatemeh Ansarizadeh

Swinburne University