Fields Medal

2026 boycott

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Fields was instrumental in establishing the award, designing the medal himself, and funding the monetary component, though he died before it was established and his plan was overseen by [[John Lighton Synge]].<ref name="Fields Institute About Us" /> The prize includes a [[monetary]] award which, since 2006, has been {{CA$|link=yes}}15,000.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |title= Maths genius turns down top prize |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5274040.stm |publisher= BBC |date= 22 August 2006 |access-date= 22 August 2006 |archive-date= 15 August 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100815015937/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5274040.stm |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>[https://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=185366 "Israeli wins 'Nobel' of Mathematics"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523181501/http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=185366 |date=23 May 2013 }}, ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]''</ref> Fields was instrumental in establishing the award, designing the medal himself, and funding the monetary component, though he died before it was established and his plan was overseen by [[John Lighton Synge]].<ref name="Fields Institute About Us" /> The prize includes a [[monetary]] award which, since 2006, has been {{CA$|link=yes}}15,000.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |title= Maths genius turns down top prize |url= https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5274040.stm |publisher= BBC |date= 22 August 2006 |access-date= 22 August 2006 |archive-date= 15 August 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100815015937/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5274040.stm |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>[https://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=185366 "Israeli wins 'Nobel' of Mathematics"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523181501/http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=185366 |date=23 May 2013 }}, ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]''</ref>
As of May 2026, more than 2,000 mathematicians from around the world had signed a petition calling for a boycott of the 2026 Fields Medal, in protest against [[Donald Trump]]'s foreign policy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty/2026/04/08/thousands-mathematicians-protest-conference-us|title=Thousands of Mathematicians Protest International Conference in U.S.|date=April 8, 2026}}</ref>

==Conditions of the award== ==Conditions of the award==