Evaluation Regulations of Chen Jing-Run Prize

• The Chen Jing-Run Prize is set up by the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Education Foundation. To ensure its academic nature and fairness and expand its social impact the following regulations are formulated.
• I. Candidates Eligible for the Prize
• Chen Jing-Run Prize is awarded for an outstanding research work in number theory and/or for an outstanding research work in algebra completed in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. A recipient should be under 40 years of age until January 1st of the award year. As the purpose of the prize is to recognize budding talents in mathematics, individuals who have won major prizes at home or abroad will not be eligible.
• II. Composition of Award Committee
• The research works for the Chen Jing-Run Prize are selected by the Award Committee composed of 7 renowned scholars worldwide, of whom 1 is the chair member, 3 committee members are number theorists and the other 3 committee members are algebraists. The tenure of the committee chairman and each member is two years with a maximum of three consecutive terms. The Secretariat is set up by the organizers to undertake the administrative work in selection.
• III. Nomination Materials
• The Prize is given biennially. Nomination materials shall be solicited within three months from the date when the announcement is published.
• A candidate research work should be nominated by at least two peer experts, who are professors, research fellows, or equally qualified professionals from universities and research institutes. Members of the Award Committee are excluded from nominating and their research works are excluded from being nominated during their tenure.
• Materials of a nomination consist of a letter of nomination, a complete bibliographic citation for the work being nominated, and a brief citation that explains why the work is important.
• IV. Selection
• The award selection adopts a hybrid mode, with a combination of communication evaluation and on-site or online evaluation, at the discretion of the Chairman of the Award Committee.
• On-site or online evaluation can only be held with the participation of more than two-thirds of the members. In the case of an on-site meeting, members who cannot be present may participate via online. Members have the right to fully express their opinions. A research work is eligible for the prize with the consent of at least two-thirds of the members.
• The biennial award is given to no more than two research works each time.
• V. Announcement
• List of proposed recipients will be made public for at least 7 days upon the consent of the awardees.
• VI. Awarding
• The biennial prize-giving ceremony is hold at the Conference in Number Theory and Algebra hosted by the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The researcher(s) of each selected work will be awarded 200,000 Chinese yuan totally sponsored by the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Education Foundation and a certificate.
• VII. Others
• The right to interpret the regulations belongs to the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Education Foundation.