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The International Stefan Banach Prize

The International Stefan Banach Prize for a Doctoral Dissertation in the Mathematical Sciences is a joint initiative of Ericpol Telecom – a leading Polish IT company – and the Polish Mathematical Society. The prize reflects Ericpol Telecom's appreciation of the crucial role played by mathematical reasoning in the contemporary world. Its aim is to promote and financially support the most promising young researchers in mathematical sciences.

The second edition of the International Banach Prize for outstanding doctoral dissertation in the mathematical sciences is about to commence. This year's competition is open to persons who received doctoral degree in mathematical sciences in years 2007-2009 at an institution lacated in Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.

The prize – funded by Ericpol Telecom and awarded by a jury nominated by the Polish Mathematical Society – in 2010 will be worth 20,000 PLN.

Dissertation applications must be submitted by January 31, 2010. The winner will be invited to deliver a lecture at the annual Forum of Polish Mathematicians to be held in summer 2010.

Eligible candidates must have completed a doctoral dissertation in the field of mathematical sciences, based on which the author obtained a doctoral degree in the years 2007-2009 at an institution located in Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary or the Czech Republic. The submitted dissertation must be originally written in Polish or English, or its results should at least have acceptance status for publication in these languages. Dissertations can be submitted only by their authors or dissertation advisors with author’s written consent.

Dissertation applications must be submitted by January 31, 2010 to the following address: Zarząd Główny PTM, ul. Śniadeckich 8, PL-00-956 Warszawa, Poland.

A submission should include:

a paper copy of the doctoral dissertation and an electronic copy (pdf format),
a paper version (copy or printout) and pdf-files of papers presenting dissertation results already published or approved for publication (together with approval confirmation),
a recommendation letter from the doctoral dissertation advisor,
an application form.

The Jury will announce the name of the Winner and the full list of nominees no later than May 31, 2010. The Jury is authorized to divide the prize between the Winner and the other nominees. The prize will be officially presented during the 2010 Forum of Polish Mathematicians.
For the complete Prize rules click here.

Stefan Banach (1892-1945)

Stefan Banach – the founder of functional analysis and the patron of the prize – symbolizes the values of talent, hard-work and determination. Banach, known also for his talent and unconventional approach to research, rose to prominence as one of the most famous mathematicians in the world. Banach was born in 1892 and spent his youth in Kraków. He studied at the Technical University in Lwów. In 1920, without completing a university level mathematical education, he received the doctoral degree in mathematics from the Jan Kazimierz University in Lwów, where after four years he became a full professor. In 1935 he was invited to deliver a plenary lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Oslo. Shortly before World War II Banach was elected President of the Polish Mathematical Society. Banach died in Lwów in the Summer of 1945.
For more information click "Home Page of Stefan Banach".