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NZMS Constitution
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Becoming a Fellow of the NZMS
Women in Mathematics
History
Awards
Every year the NZMS hands out awards for mathematics research and contributions to mathematics in NZ.
Awards
NZMS Research Award
The NZMS Research Award was instituted in 1990 to foster mathematical excellence in research carried out by mathematicians in New Zealand.
NZMS Early Career Research Award
This award was instituted in 2006 to foster mathematical research in New Zealand and to recognise excellent research carried out by early-career New Zealand mathematicians.
Gillian Thornley Award
The Gillian Thornley award was established in 2020 to recognize outstanding contributions to the cause or profession of mathematics in New Zealand.
Kalman Prize
The Kalman Prize for Best Paper was instituted in 2016 to recognise excellence in research carried out by New Zealand mathematicians.
Aitken Prize
The Aitken Prize is awarded for the best contributed talk by a student at the annual New Zealand Mathematics Colloquium.
NZMS Award for Teaching Excellence
This Award was established in 2024 to recognise outstanding teaching practice of mathematics in the NZ tertiary sector.
Funding opportunities
Some Royal Society Te Apārangi awards that mathematicans can be nominated for
Hector Medal
Jones Medal
Hatherton Award
Rutherford Medal