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LMS Prizes 2026: Nomination Form

Please use the form below to make nominations for LMS Prizes in 2026. The form may be used for more than one prize; however, nominees should carefully consider the criteria for each prize for which a candidate is nominated, and outline the candidate’s suitability for each separate prize in the case for award. Prize regulations can be accessed here.

The deadline for nominations is 11 January 2026 (23:59 BST).

Please send any enquiries to prizes@lms.ac.uk.

Candidate Information
Please give the name of the university or institution only.
Please tick to confirm either that the UK was the candidate's country of residence on 1 January 2026 or that the candidate is a member of the Society mainly educated in the UK.
Please list any LMS prizes awarded to the candidate previously (if applicable) and the year of the award.
Prize(s) for which candidate is nominated

Whitehead Prize candidates should have fewer than 15 years (full-time equivalent) of involvement in mathematics at post-doctoral level, allowing for breaks in continuity, or be at an equivalent stage in their career. If the candidate's PhD was received before 2011, please explain their eligibility in the case for award.

Fröhlich Prize candidates should have fewer than 25 years (full time equivalent) of involvement in mathematics at post-doctoral level, allowing for breaks in continuity, or be at an equivalent stage in their career. If the candidate's PhD was received before 2001, please explain their eligibility in the case for award.

Nominator Information
Please give details of the principal nominator. If there is a second nominator, you can mention this in the supporting documents uploaded below.
Please give the name of the university or institution only.
Referees

Please give at least two referee suggestions for the candidate and email addresses for each referee.

Nominators should avoid suggesting referees where a conflict of interest may be perceived. This includes the following: 

  • Current members of the LMS Prizes Committee;
  • Anyone personally related to the nominee;
  • Anyone based in the same department as the nominee;
  • Current or previous PhD supervisors of the nominee;
  • Anyone who has published work or undertaken major collaboration with the nominee in the past 5 years.
Supporting documents

Please upload (in PDF format) the case for award (500 word limit) explaining why the nominee deserves the award. This should include a strong scientific case for the award of the prize; please refer to the prize regulations.

Please also include a copy of the candidate's short CV and brief list of publications OR a link to where these can be found online.

The PDF should in total be no more than 7 pages long, using no smaller than 11-point font.

Notes on individual prizes:

Nominations for the Senior Anne Bennett Prize should include some detail on the candidate's work in advancing the careers of women in mathematics.

Nominations for the Shephard Prize should indicate the specific piece of work for which the candidate is nominated.


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