Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences winners by year

The Shaw Prize Foundation · Science prize · usually May · next expected May 2027

Winners

Camillo De LellisIBM von Neumann Professor, School of Mathematics, Institute for Advanced StudySource ↗

Emmanuel CandèsBarnum-Simons Chair in Mathematics and Statistics, Stanford UniversitySource ↗

Kenji FukayaProfessor, BIMSA and Yau Mathematical Sciences Center, Tsinghua UniversitySource ↗

Peter SarnakInstitute for Advanced Study and Princeton UniversitySource ↗

Shing-Tung YauChair Professor, Tsinghua UniversitySource ↗

Vladimir DrinfeldHarry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor of Mathematics, University of ChicagoSource ↗

Ehud HrushovskiMerton Professor of Mathematical Logic, University of OxfordSource ↗

Noga AlonProfessor of Mathematics, Princeton UniversitySource ↗

Jean-Michel BismutEmeritus Professor, Mathematics Department, Université Paris-SaclaySource ↗

Jeff CheegerProfessor of Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York UniversitySource ↗

About this award

One of three annual Shaw Prizes, for recent achievements in the mathematical sciences.

Edition	Announced	Winners	Source
2026		2
2025		1
2024		1
2023		2
2022		2
2021		2

The next date is an estimate from the months past editions were announced (May); it changes when The Shaw Prize Foundation announces one.

New winnersSep 25, 2026Editions 2021 to 2026 loaded with 10 winners; the 2026 edition named Camillo De Lellis and 1 other.

Award addedSep 25, 2026Now tracked: One of three annual Shaw Prizes, for recent achievements in the mathematical sciences.