Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize
Forecasted
Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize supports women mathematicians recently promoted to associate professor with a teaching-free semester at Cornell to advance a research or book project.
Funder: Association for Women in Mathematics
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $50,000 prize plus $3,000 housing/subsistence stipend for one semester at Cornell
Summary: Supports recently promoted women associate professors in mathematical sciences for a teaching-free research semester at Cornell University.
Key Information: Applicants must hold a position outside Cornell and spend a full semester at Cornell.
Description
The Association for Women in Mathematics awards the Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize annually to an outstanding woman recently promoted to Associate Professor or an equivalent position in the mathematical sciences. The fellowship supports a semester in Cornell University’s Mathematics Department without teaching obligations, allowing the recipient to concentrate on a research or book project.
The prize recognizes mathematicians at a career stage when they are preparing to assume greater leadership in research and the profession. Selection emphasizes research excellence and the potential benefit of a semester at Cornell to the applicant’s project or research career. Projects may include joint work with a Cornell mathematics faculty member.
