The Salem prize was established in 1968 and named in honor of Raphaël Salem (1898-1963), a mathematician famous notably for his deep study of the links between Fourier series and number theory and for pioneering applications of probabilistic methods to these fields. It was not awarded from 2019-2022, due to both the COVID pandemic and the death of Jean Bourgain who had been almost single-handedly administering the prize, but is now active again, being administered by Akshay Ventakesh and the IAS. I chair the scientific committee for this prize, whose other members are Guy David and Mikhail Sodin. Last year, the prize was awarded to Miguel Walsh and Yilin Wang.
Nominations for the 2025 Salem Prize are now open until September 15th. Nominations should include a CV of the nominee and a nomination letter explaining the significance of the nominee’s work. Supplementary documentation, such as supporting letters of recommendation or key publications, can additionally be provided, but are not required.
Nominees may be individuals from any country or institution. Preference will be given to nominees who have received their PhD in the last ten years, although this rule may be relaxed if there are mitigating personal circumstances, or if there have been few Salem prize winners in recent years. Self-nominations will not be considered, nor are past Prize winners or Scientific Committee members eligible.
The prize does not come with a direct monetary award, but winners will be invited to visit the IAS and to give a lecture associated with the award of the prize.
See also the previous year’s announcement of the Salem prize nomination period.
