ICTP Ramanujan Prize

Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians
DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries
Sponsored byInternational Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India (DST), International Mathematical Union (IMU)
Eligibility"less than 45 years of age on 31 December of the year of the award and has conducted outstanding research in developing countries"[1]
Reward(s)Lecture and US$15,000 to support the research of the recipient[2]
First awarded2005
Last awarded2022

The DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries is a mathematics prize awarded annually by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Italy.[2] The prize is named after the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. It was founded in 2004,[3] and was first awarded in 2005.

The prize is awarded to a researcher from a developing country less than 45 years of age who has conducted outstanding research in a developing country.[4] The prize is supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (India) and Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters through the Abel Fund, with the cooperation of the International Mathematical Union.

  1. ^ "Indian Mathematician receives 2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries", Department of Science and Technology, India
  2. ^ a b "The DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize", International Centre for Theoretical Physics, retrieved 21 December 2021, The Prize carries a $15,000 cash award. The Prize is given with the provision that the prize money be used to support the research of the recipient. The winner will be invited to ICTP to receive the Prize and deliver a lecture.
  3. ^ "The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics Full Technical Report 2012, p. 182" (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016, retrieved 9 May 2015
  4. ^ Alladi, Krishnaswami (2013), "Niels Henrik Abel: Norwegian Mathematical Genius", Ramanujan's Place in the World of Mathematics: Essays Providing a Comparative Study, Springer, pp. 81–88, doi:10.1007/978-81-322-0767-2_13, ISBN 9788132207672. See in particular p. 87. Reprint of an article originally published in The Hindu, December 2004.