About the Prize
- It is awarded for achievements and merits in the development of fundamental mathematics and applied research in the field of mathematics in the Russian Federation and in the world. This includes research that has contributed to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
- The winner will be selected by a committee based on the results of the competition. The competition takes place once every three years, and in 2025, it will be held for the first time.
- The award ceremony will take place from 17 to 23 August as part of the 10th International Conference on Differential and Functional Differential Equations dedicated to the memory of academician S.P. Novikov (DFDE-2025).
Amount of monetary reward
5 000 000 ₽
How to participate
The order of application submission
Requirements for applicants
- Russian or foreign scientist
- Individual scientist or research team (no more than 3 people)
- Not an employee of the RUDN University
- Has no joint publications with scientists from RUDN University (in the application for the competition)
Application documents
- Works or series of works in English
- Information about the applicant
- Submission for participation (all signatures must be stamped by the organization)
- Documents confirming the authority of the nominating person or organization
- Consent to the processing of personal data (two separate documents: 1, 2)
Submit an application
All scanned copies of the documents should be sent in PDF format by email belyaeva-yuo@rudn.ru to Yulia O. Belyaeva, scientific secretary of the 10th International Conference on Differential and Functional Differential Equations.
Dates of the Prize
in 2025
May 1 – May 31
May 1 – May 31
Submission of applications and nomination
June 1 – June 31
June 1 – June 31
Examination of applications by the competition committee
August 1
August 1
The official publication of the results on the RUDN University website
August 17 – August 23
August 17 – August 23
Awarding ceremony
The Winner
In 2025, the first Winner of the RUDN University International Prize for scientific achievements in mathematics is
Ivanov Sergei Vladimirovich
Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of the Saint Petersburg State University, Chief Researcher of the Saint Petersburg Branch of the Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Ivanov Sergei Vladimirovich
Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of the Saint Petersburg State University, Chief Researcher of the Saint Petersburg Branch of the Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Research area: geometry and topology.
Sergei Vladimirovich Ivanov is an exceptional mathematician whose contribution to science is profound and fundamental. He is one of the leading modern geometers, having solved a number of long-standing open problems formulated by outstanding mathematicians such as H. Hopf, H. Busemann and S. Banach. The solutions to some of these problems formed the basis of new significant theories.
S.V. Ivanov’s scientific interests cover not only geometry, but also the theory of dynamic systems, as well as partial differential equations, where he also obtained results of the highest level.
The following works were submitted to the competition:
Research area: geometry and topology.
Sergei Vladimirovich Ivanov is an exceptional mathematician whose contribution to science is profound and fundamental. He is one of the leading modern geometers, having solved a number of long-standing open problems formulated by outstanding mathematicians such as H. Hopf, H. Busemann and S. Banach. The solutions to some of these problems formed the basis of new significant theories.
S.V. Ivanov’s scientific interests cover not only geometry, but also the theory of dynamic systems, as well as partial differential equations, where he also obtained results of the highest level.
The following works were submitted to the competition:
- S. Ivanov, D. Mamaev, A. Nordskova, "Banach's isometric subspace problem in dimension four," Inventiones mathematicae, 2023, № 233, с. 1393−1425 (indexed in ARWU, Scopus TOP-5%)
- D. Burago, S. Ivanov, "Boundary rigidity and filling volume minimality of metrics close to a flat one," Annals of Mathematics, 2010, № 171, с. 1183−1211 (indexed in ARWU, Scopus TOP-1%)
- D. Burago, S. Ivanov, "Examples of exponentially many collisions in a hard ball system," Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems, 2021, № 41, с. 2754−2769 (Scopus Q1)
- Ch. Fefferman, S. Ivanov, Ya. Kurylev, M. Lassas, H. Narayanan, "Reconstruction and Interpolation of Manifolds. I: The Geometric Whitney Problem," Foundations of Computational Mathematics, 2020, № 20, с. 1035−1133 (Scopus TOP-5%)
- D. Burago, S. Ivanov, "Riemannian tori without conjugate points are flat," Geometric and Functional Analysis, 1994, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Scopus TOP-5%)
Documents
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Regulations on the Prize of the Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "Peoples' Friendship University of Russia Named after Patrice Lumumba" for Scientific Achievements and Contribution in the Field of Mathematics -
If the applicant is a research team, each member of the team provides this form - Nomination for participating in the competition for the Prize of the Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education "Peoples' Friendship University of Russia Named after Patrice Lumumba" for scientific achievements and contribution in the field of mathematics in 2025
- Consent to the processing of personal data of the applicant for the RUDN University Prize for scientific achievements and breakthroughs in the field of mathematics, authorized by him for dissemination
- Consent to the processing of personal data of the applicant for the RUDN University Prize for scientific achievements and breakthroughs in the field of mathematics
Questions and answers
Applicants can be nominated by:
- Councils of scientific/scientific and educational organizations engaged in research activities in the field of mathematics.
- Foreign scientific and educational organizations.
- Academicians and corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
- Members of the International Scientific Councils of RUDN University.
- Laureates of state and international scientific awards.
- Members of foreign state academies and state or international scientific communities.
- Self-nomination for the Prize is not allowed.
An applicant can be:
- Russian or foreign researcher.
- An individual scientist or a research team (no more than 3 people).
- An applicant must not be a current employee of RUDN University.
- An applicant must not have joint publications with scientists from RUDN University (in the application for the competition).
The application should include:
- Works or series of works in English (in electronic form) submitted for the award.
- Information about the Applicant (Appendix No. 1) with attached copies of documents proving the identity of the Applicant and documents confirming the scientific degrees, academic titles and scientific achievements of the Applicant and team members. For citizens of the Russian Federation — a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, for foreign citizens — documents proving the identity of a foreign citizen stipulated by the legislation of the relevant state or a foreign passport.
- Submission to the Applicant from individuals or organizations indicating the scientific / scientific and technical significance of the Applicant’s work (Appendix No. 2). All signatures must be certified by a seal.
- Documents confirming the authority of the nominating person or organization. For individuals: certificates of awarding prizes, academic titles, confirmation of membership in academies, scientific communities. For legal entities and scientific/scientific and educational organizations — extracts from the minutes of meetings of collective management bodies (scientific/scientific councils), letters from the organization indicating the organization’s details.
- Applicant’s consent to the processing of personal data (Appendices No. 3 and No. 4). If the applicant is a scientific team, consent to the processing of personal data is provided by each member of the team.
- Applications are evaluated by the competition committee — more than 10 people. They are leading Russian and foreign scientists in the field of mathematics.
- At least 30% of them are foreign scientists.
The winner gets:
- Monetary reward
- Specially designed badge and certificate
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