About the Abel Prize
The Niels Henrik Abel Memorial Fund was established on 1 January 2002, to award the Abel Prize for outstanding scientific work in the field of mathematics. The prize amount is 6 million NOK (about 750,000 Euro) and was awarded for the first time on 3 June 2003.
The Abel Prize supports:
- KappAbel
- Niels Henrik Abel Mathematics Competition
- The Abel Symposium (Norwegian Mathematical Society)
- Other projects aimed at stimulating the interest in mathematics among young people.
The Abel Prize
C/O The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Address: Drammensveien 78
NO-0271 Oslo
Norway
Tel.: +47 22 12 10 90
Fax: +47 22 12 10 99
E-mail: dnva@online.no
