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Proposal Requests
The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) is currently welcoming applications for support of conferences, workshops, summer schools, Distinguished Visitors, Focus Periods, Collaborative Research Groups and related activities in the mathematical sciences, to occur after April 1, 2014. Proposals must be received by October 1, 2013.
For further information and application instructions, please visit:
http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific/call-proposals.
PIMS Education Prize 2013
The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences is now accepting nominations for the 2013 PIMS Education Prize. The prize is $1,000 and
will be awarded to a member of the PIMS community who has made a significant contribution to education in the mathematical sciences.
Sponsors are to provide a cover letter explaining the nominee's contribution, impact and relevance for the prize. The nomination should also include a CV of the nominee, including publications, a brief summary of major accomplishments, and relevant samples of the nominee's work, such as reprints or educational materials.
Nominations should be sent via email to: nominations@pims.math.ca.
Only electronic submissions will be accepted.
The deadline for nominations is March 15, 2013. The results will be announced in April, 2013.
For further information, please see Prizes-Awards.
PIMS Postdoctoral Fellowships 2013 - 2014: Call for Nominations
The 2013-2014 competition is now closed. The results will be announced in the spring of 2013. Please check back in autumn of 2013 for the next call for nominations.
PIMS / CNRS Call for Applications 2013 - 2014
The 2013-2014 competition is now closed. Please check back in autumn of 2013 for the next call for applications.
2014 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize: 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 joint CRM-Fields-PIMS prize, awarded in recognition of exceptional research achievement in the mathematical sciences.
The selection committee is appointed by the three institutes and will select the 2013 CRM-Fields-PIMS prize recipient on the basis of outstanding contributions to the advancement of the mathematical sciences, with excellence in research as the main selection criterion. The candidate’s research should have been conducted primarily in Canada or in affiliation with a Canadian university.
A monetary prize will be awarded, and the recipient will be asked to present a lecture at the CRM, the Fields Institute, and PIMS.
The final deadline for nominations is November 1, 2012. Nominations should be submitted by at least two sponsors of recognized stature, and must include the following: three supporting letters, curriculum vitae, list of publications, and up to four preprints. Nominations will remain active for two years. At most one prize will be awarded during any academic year.
Submit nominations to crm-fields-pims-prize@fields.utoronto.ca. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Complete nominations should be submitted in a single pdf file.