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G-Research PhD Prize in Maths and Data Science 2021

G-Research PhD Prize in Maths and Data Science 2021

23 September 2020
  • News

THIS PRIZE IS NOW CLOSED. YOU CAN FIND OUR LATEST COMPETITION HERE

From the 12th of October, G-Research will once again be opening its PhD Prize in Maths and Data Science. We’ll be giving away an academic prize of up to £10,000 to the best PhD draft dissertation entered into the competition.

Who can apply?

Oxford or Cambridge University students in their ultimate or penultimate PhD years, working across areas including but not limited to the below specialisms should apply:

  • Quantitative Finance
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Science
  • Statistics
  • Physics
  • Engineering
  • Machine Learning

When are applications open?

Applications will open on the 12th of October 2020,  and will close on the 22nd of January 2021.

How to apply

If you wish to apply, please send the following items:

  • An electronic chapter or excerpt from your draft dissertation
  • Your CV
  • A cover letter which should outline a summary of the submitted thesis, your contribution (if submitting a joint piece of work) and how this work can be applied within its broader research context and/or finance

Comparable pieces of work, or recently published papers will also be accepted. The maximum entry length is 50 pages.

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