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== Prizes in mathematics ==
There is no [[Nobel Prize]] in mathematics, though sometimes mathematicians have won the Nobel Prize in a different field, such as economics or physics. Prominent prizes in mathematics include the [[Abel Prize]], the [[Chern Medal]], the [[Fields Medal]], the [[Gauss Prize]], the [[Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize|Nemmers Prize]], the [[Balzan Prize]], the [[Crafoord Prize]], the [[Shaw Prize]], the [[Steele Prize]], the [[Wolf Prize]], the [[Schock Prize]], and the [[Nevanlinna Prize]].

The [[American Mathematical Society]], [[Association for Women in Mathematics]], and other mathematical societies offer several prizes aimed at increasing the representation of women and minorities in the future of mathematics.