Special Criteria for Student Research Papers Submitted for the Competition in Mathematics

1 Your research paper should be submitted in the Adobe Reader format (*. pdf), in either Russian or English;

2 The title page should indicate the author and the title of the paper, its keywords, as well as (if the paper has already been published or included in a preprint at arxiv.org) its full bibliographical information and/or a link to this publication;

3 Your paper should include an abstract, an introduction and a bibliographic list;

4 The total size of your research paper is not restricted;

5 Your paper should present new results from research in theoretical mathematics or mathematical physics. It must be written in a strictly mathematical format (all new outcomes should be concisely formulated and provide exhaustively accurate evidence).

Rules and Limitations

• The research paper for the competition should be written individually or in co-authorship with other students (no more than five co-authors). Research papers written in co-authorship with an academic supervisor shall not be accepted for the competition;
• The competition welcomes research papers written in Russian or English;
•  Only submit one paper per field, or two different papers in two different fields. We will refuse to accept a paper applied in several fields simultaneously, or several papers by one author in a single field;
• Violation of these requirements doesn’t mean you are no longer eligible for the competition. If the application period has not expired, you still have time to fix the errors and re-apply!

Application Package

• a competition application indicating the subject area, nomination, information about the author(s) and academic supervisor (if any);
• for students - a copy of a student ID card and/or a certificate of attendance (for participants who are not students of HSE University);
• for alumni - a copy of an education and/or qualification document (for participants who are not alumni of HSE University);
• the text of research paper submitted for the competition.

What does the winner get?

• diploma of the winner or laureate of the NIRS competition;
• additional points to your portfolio, if this is provided for by the enrollment strategy for Master's degree programs (relevant for master's programs of the HSE Faculty of Mathematics);
• the opportunity to apply for an increased state academic scholarship for achievements in research activities;
• discounts on payment for admission to the HSE Master's program;
• academic travel grant for participation in a scientific event around the world (for HSE undergraduate and graduate students)