Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics
| Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics | |
|---|---|
| Description | Significant discoveries in any branch of mathematics |
| Location | Various (recently Los Angeles, California) |
| Country | International |
| Presented by | Breakthrough Prize Board |
| Reward | US$3 million |
| Status | Active |
| Website | breakthroughprize |
The Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics is an annual award of the Breakthrough Prize series announced in 2013.
It is supported by foundations co-founded by Julia and Yuri Milner, Mark Zuckerberg and others. The annual award comes with a cash gift of $3 million. The Breakthrough Prize Board also selects up to three laureates for the New Horizons in Mathematics Prize, which awards $100,000 to early-career researchers. Starting in 2021 (prizes announced in September 2020), the $50,000 Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize is also awarded to a number of women mathematicians who have completed their PhDs within the past two years.