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📢Applications/nominations are open for the AMSI AustMS WIMSIG Maryam Mirzakhani Award!
Supports international female students pursuing postgraduate maths in Australia & other initiatives promoting gender diversity in maths.
Deadline: 10 April 2026.
🔗 https://austms.org.au/award-and-grant/amsi-austms-wimsig-maryam-mirzakhani-award/
About the award Who receives this award? The AMSI/AustMS WIMSIG Maryam Mirzakhani Award supports international female students pursuing a postgraduate degree in mathematics in Australia and other initiatives that support gender diversity in mathematics. Information z Maryam Mirzakhani (1977–2017) was an Iranian mathematician and a professor at Stanford University. In 2014 she became the first female recipient […]
📢Apply/nominate for the WIMSIG Anne Penfold Street Awards!
Provides financial support for mathematicians with caring responsibilities, while travelling for conferences or research visits. Open to all genders & to maths conference organisers.
Two rounds per year.
Deadlines: 10 April & 10 October 2026.
Link: https://austms.org.au/award-and-grant/austms-wimsig-anne-penfold-street-awards/
About the Awards Who do these awards assist? These awards provide additional financial support to Australian mathematicians for their caring responsibilities, while they travel for conferences or research visits to collaborators, with approximately four Awards awarded annually. The potential uses of these Awards include, but are not limited to, short-term childcare or professional carers for […]
📢Applications/nominations are open for the WIMSIG Cheryl E. Praeger Travel Awards!
Awarded to support female mathematicians to attend conferences or visit collaborators.
Two rounds per year.
Deadlines: 10 April 2026 & 10 October 2026.
Link: https://austms.org.au/award-and-grant/austms-wimsig-cheryl-e-praeger-travel-awards/
About the Awards Who do these awards assist? These awards are designed to provide full or partial support for women, trans and gender diverse mathematicians based in Australia to attend conferences or to visit collaborators, with approximately eight domestic Travel Awards and four international Travel Awards awarded annually. Information The Awards are funded by […]
📢 Expressions of interest are open for WIMSIG’s Mentorship Program (close April 15)!
🔹 Mentor:
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🔹 Mentee (WIMSIG members only):
Read expectations: https://austms.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mentee_Expectations.pdf
Apply: https://forms.gle/XXqYr14vg6sRVw5u9
🎓 Support the Maryam Mirzakhani Award!
Help empower international women pursuing postgrad maths in 🇦🇺 and promote gender diversity in mathematics.
🔗 Award info: https://austms.org.au/award-and-grant/amsi-austms-wimsig-maryam-mirzakhani-award/
💖 Donate: https://amsi.org.au/donate-mirzakhani-award/ (tax-deductible)
About the award Who receives this award? The AMSI/AustMS WIMSIG Maryam Mirzakhani Award supports international female students pursuing a postgraduate degree in mathematics in Australia and other initiatives that support gender diversity in mathematics. Information z Maryam Mirzakhani (1977–2017) was an Iranian mathematician and a professor at Stanford University. In 2014 she became the first female recipient […]
👋 Hello members and friends of WIMSIG!
This month’s newsletter is out now ✉️
Catch up on the latest updates here (including past issues):
🔗 https://austms.org.au/wimsig-news/
2025 June Hello members and friends of WIMSIG! Below is a copy of this month’s newsletter. The WIMSIG newsletter webpage is now up-and-running! A copy of this month’s newsletter (and previous newsletters, with some updates to come in future) can be found at: https://austms.org.au/wimsig-news/. Donations to support the Maryam Mirzakhani Award The AMSI/AustMS WIMSIG Maryam […]
📢 WIMSIG Executive Committee Positions Open!
Nominations open for roles starting Feb 2026:
• Chair (2 yrs)
• Secretary (2 yrs)
• Student Member (1 yr)
Questions? Contact WIMSIG Chair, Kerri Morgan: [email protected]
🚨 Applications now open!
WIMSIG is calling for applications for the Cheryl E. Praeger Travel Awards and Anne Penfold Street Awards.
🗓️ Round 2 (2025) closes 1 October.
🔗 Apply now: https://austms.org.au/awards-grants/
📢 HDR scholarships available at University of Sydney in Mathematics for Quantum Resources! Open to Australian citizens, PRs, & NZ citizens.
Keen to support applicants from underrepresented groups in STEM.
🔗 Apply now: https://www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships/d/postgraduate-research-scholarship-in-mathematics-for-quantum-res.html
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