program Description

ABOUT THE AWARD

The Executive Committee of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) calls for nominations for the Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize to be awarded to an undergraduate woman for excellence in mathematics. All members of the mathematical community are invited to submit nominations for the Prize. The nominee may be at any level in her undergraduate career but must be an undergraduate as of September 15, 2025. She must either be a U.S. citizen or have a school address in the United States. The Schafer Prize was established in 1990 by the Executive Committee of the AWM and is named for AWM former president and one of its founding members, Alice T. Schafer, who contributed a great deal to women in mathematics throughout her career.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2025 SCHAFER PRIZE

Up to two Schafer Prizes and one runner-up will be awarded at the annual Joint Mathematics Meetings in January.

NOMINATION PACKET 

A nomination packet should be compiled into 1 PDF file for submission and include: 

• One letter of nomination (at most three pages) highlighting the exceptional qualities of the candidate to be recognized. The letter of nomination may include (but is not limited to) an evaluation of the nominee on the following criteria:
  • quality of performance in advanced mathematics courses, special programs, or mathematical competitions 
  • mathematical growth of the nominee 
  • nominee’s ability to overcome barriers in their mathematical journey 
  • nominee’s ability to seek out and make the most of resources both at and outside of their institution 
  • ability for independent work in mathematics or ability to work equitably in a team in mathematics; 
• A copy of the student’s transcripts that indicates their expected graduation date.
• Additional supporting materials should be included with the nomination, if applicable. Example supporting materials include: reports from summer work using math, copies of talks given, recommendation letters from professors, colleagues, etc.
• The name, position, institution, address, phone, and e-mail address of the nominee and the nominator should be included in then MathPrograms.org cover sheet.  
• All submitted materials become the property of the AWM.

Questions? email awm@awm-math.org.