Germain – Erdős Undergraduate Award in Mathematics Research

Award type: 
Scholarships/awards, Research awards
Award description: 

An award, valued at $2,500, will be provided annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in Year One, Two, Three, or Four in the Faculty of Mathematics. The goal of this award is to recognize excellence in research in the theoretical aspects of Mathematics such as, but not limited to, research in the areas of combinatorics and optimization, pure mathematics, and theoretical aspects of computer science, applied mathematics, and statistics and actuarial science. Nominations will be solicited from departments by the Associate Dean Research and International, Faculty of Mathematics, and must include a letter of support from their supervisor, a short statement summarizing their research, describing the impact of their work and explaining how the mathematical research experience has impacted their career goals, a CV, and, if applicable, copies of research papers published or co-authored by the student. Supporting documents should be submitted by their supervisor. Interested students and supervisors should submit an application by April 15. This award is made possible by a donation from David Ash (BMath `87) and is named in recognition of two historical mathematicians: Sophie Germain and Paul Erdős. The intent of this award is to bolster confidence of the recipient, and to encourage them to participate further in fundamental research.

Value: 
$2,500
Eligibility & selection criteria: 
  • enrolled in Year One, Two, Three, or Four in the Faculty of Mathematics
  • made remarkable contributions to basic mathematical research stemming
Level: 
Year One, Year Two, Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Computing and Financial Mgmt; Mathematics→Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Business and CS (Double Degree), Business and Math (Double Degree), Combinatorics and Optimization, Computational Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology Mgmt, Math/Fin.Analysis and Risk Mgmt, Mathematical Economics, Mathematical Finance, Mathematical Optimization, Mathematical Physics, Mathematics, Mathematics/CPA, Mathematics/Business Admin, Mathematics/Teaching, Pure Mathematics, Scientific Computation/Applied Mathematics, Statistics
Citizenship: 
Canadian citizen/permanent resident, International/study permit student
Selection process: 
Nomination required
Term: 
Spring
Application deadline: 
April 15
Additional instructions: 
  • In April, the following nomination package will be solicited from departments by the Associate Dean Research and International, Faculty of Mathematics:
    • Letter of support from supervisor
      • Clarify why the student is deserving of the award
      • Briefly describe the research completed during the supervision
    • One page description of the research
      • Written by the student nominee
      • Should contain a summary of the research, describe the impact of their work, and explain how the mathematical research experience has impacted their career goals

      o Curriculum vitae of the student

      o Optional/if applicable: copies of research papers published or in submission, co-authored by the student nominee

Contact:
  • Student Awards & Financial Aid
    • safainfo@uwaterloo.ca
    • The Centre, Needles Hall