# Leroy P. Steele Prizes

Each year, The Steele Prize is awarded in the following categories.

1. The Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement is awarded for the cumulative influence of the total mathematical work of the recipient, high level of research over a period of time, particular influence on the development of a field, and influence on mathematics through Ph.D. students. The amount of this prize is US$10,000. Nominations can be submitted between February 1 and March 31. Nominations for the Steele Prizes for Lifetime Achievement will remain active and receive consideration for three consecutive years.  Next Prize January 2019 2. The Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition is awarded for a book or substantial survey or expository research paper. The amount of this prize is US$5,000.

Nominations can be submitted between February 1 and March 31. Nominations for the Steele Prizes for Mathematical Exposition will remain active and receive consideration for three consecutive years.

 Next Prize January 2019
3. The Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research is awarded for a paper, whether recent or not, that has proved to be of fundamental or lasting importance in its field, or a model of important research. The amount of this prize is US\$5,000.

Special Note: The Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research is awarded according to the following six-year rotation of subject areas:
1. Analysis/Probability (2020);
2. Algebra/Number Theory (2021);
3. Applied Mathematics (2022);
4. Geometry/Topology (2023);
5. Discrete Mathematics/Logic (2024);
6. Open (2019).

Nominations can be submitted between February 1 and March 31.

 Next Prize January 2019

Most Recent Prizes

Mathematical Exposition: January 2018
Martin Aigner and Günter M. Ziegler for Proofs from THE BOOK.

Seminal Contribution to Research: January 2018
The 2018 Seminal Contribution to Research Prize was awarded to Sergey Fomin and Andrei Zelevinsky (posthumously) for their paper "Cluster algebras I: Foundations," published in 2002 in the Journal of the American Mathematical Society.

Previous Prizes
The Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement
The Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition
The Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research
The Steele Prize, 1970--1992