Prize in honour of “Maria Gaetana Agnesi Third Centennial ”
Prize in honour of “Maria Gaetana Agnesi Third Centennial ”
To be awarded for an original research paper on the theme:
Female Mathematicians in HIstory
Closing date: October 3, 2018, at midnight (GMT+2)
The Società Italiana di Storia delle Matematiche (Italian Society of History of Mathematics), with a generous contribution by Prof. Maria Clara Nucci, announces a Prize of €2,500 to be awarded to a young scholar's original research paper on the theme:
Female Mathematicians in History
The Prize celebrates "Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799) in the Third Centennial of her birth".
Italian and Foreign citizens may apply if they are aged less than 40 years old on October 3, 2018, and if they have attained a PhD or a Master's Degree at a European or non-European University between January 1, 2013 and September 30, 2018.
The Prize Committee may award the Prize jointly to more than one winner.
Rules
The applicants must fill and sign the application form, and email it together with the pdf file of their original research paper to m.g.agnesi2018@gmail.com not later than October 3, 2018, at midnight (GMT+2)
The submitted original research paper must be written either in Italian or English. Prof. Maria Clara Nucci and two Members nominated by the Board of the Società Italiana di Storia delle Matematiche will decide the winner among the submitted papers
