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Mathematics Competition for Chinese High School Students
- Project Leader(s)
Professor Shing-Tung Yau
Harvard University- Grantee(s)
- Zhejiang University
- Description
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This three-year grant supports the Shing-Tung Yau High School Mathematics Awards program, modeled after similar competitions in the United States, to cultivate creativity, originality, and intellectual independence among the brightest high school students in mathematics in China. Born in China, Professor Shing-Tung Yau currently chairs the Mathematics Department at Harvard University. He is the recipient of many awards, including the Fields Medal in 1982.
- Grant Amount:
- $1,210,000
- Start Date:
- March 2008
- End Date:
- March 2011
- Grant ID:
- 13721
- Grantee Website