Australian Mathematical Society

What Australian Mathematical Society does

The Australian Mathematical Society (AustMS) is the national professional membership society for mathematicians in Australia, founded in 1956 and incorporated as a non-profit in the ACT. Headquartered at the Australian National University in Canberra with a small operational staff of 1–10 administrators, it serves approximately 1,000 members spanning professional and industrial mathematical scientists, data scientists, actuaries, financial mathematicians, educators, researchers, and students across Australia and internationally.

AustMS operates a portfolio of scholarly publications — the AustMS Journal, AustMS Bulletin, ANZIAM Journal, AustMS Gazette (five issues per year), and the Lecture Series — alongside professional accreditation at Graduate, Accredited Member, and Fellow levels. It runs an extensive awards and grants program (Society Medal, George Szekeres Medal, Gavin Brown Prize, Mahony-Neumann-Room Prize, Teaching Excellence Awards, Lift-off Fellowships, Anne Penfold Street Awards, Cheryl E. Praeger Travel Awards) and organizes the Annual Meeting featuring named lectures (Hanna Neumann, Mahler, Yunupingu). The society is structured around two operating divisions (ANZIAM and ANZAMP) and multiple special interest groups covering algebra, applied probability, computation and optimization, mathematics education, number theory, women in mathematics, and mathematics for machine learning.

Revenue is generated primarily through tiered membership subscriptions, ranging from free student membership to $414 sustaining membership, with optional ANZIAM/ANZAMP division fees and SIG fees layered on top. The society does not disclose financial figures and operates without venture capital, private equity, or parent-company ownership. Distribution occurs through direct online enrollment and reciprocal membership agreements with over 30 international mathematical societies including AMS, LMS, SIAM, EMS, CMS, and MSJ.

Name

Australian Mathematical Society

Legal name

Australian Mathematical Society Inc.

Website

https://austms.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Australian Mathematical Society is the national professional membership society for mathematicians in Australia, founded in 1956. It serves approximately 1,000 members through tiered subscriptions, scholarly journals, accreditation, awards and grants, an annual conference, and divisions including ANZIAM and ANZAMP.

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Canberra

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

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Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: The society generates revenue primarily through membership fees. Ordinary membership is $207 annually. Reduced-rate membership is $58. ANZIAM and ANZAMP division memberships are $42 each. Student membership is free for eligible undergraduate and postgraduate students. The society also offers sustaining membership at $414 for members wishing to contribute extra support.

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Core offering

The Australian Mathematical Society is a non-profit professional membership society for mathematicians in Australia, founded in 1956. It sells individual memberships in nine tiered categories, publishes scholarly journals (AustMS Journal, AustMS Bulletin, ANZIAM Journal, AustMS Gazette, Lecture Series), delivers a formal professional accreditation program (Graduate, Accredited Member, Fellow), administers medals, prizes and research grants, and hosts the Annual Conference and special lecture tours for its community of Australian and international mathematicians.

Product overview

The Australian Mathematical Society operates a portfolio of scholarly publications including the AustMS Journal, AustMS Bulletin, ANZIAM Journal (applied mathematics), AustMS Gazette, and Lecture Series. The society offers membership services with tiered categories (student, ordinary, sustaining, reciprocal, early career, retired, education, life), professional accreditation at Graduate/Accredited Member/Fellow levels, and awards/grants programs including the Australian Mathematical Society Medal, George Szekeres Medal, Gavin Brown Prize, and Lift-off Fellowships. The society also organizes the Annual Conference and maintains divisions ANZAMP (Mathematical Physics) and ANZIAM (Industrial and Applied Mathematics), along with special interest groups covering algebra, applied probability, mathematics education, machine learning, number theory, and women in mathematics.

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Products and services

• AustMS Journal Flagship research journal of the Australian Mathematical Society publishing original research articles in all areas of mathematics. Accessible to members and library subscribers.
• AustMS Bulletin
• ANZIAM Journal
• AustMS Gazette
• AustMS Lecture Series
• AustMS Membership
• Professional Accreditation Program
• Mathematical Society Medal Premier research medal of the society, awarded to a member for distinguished research in the Mathematical Sciences; carries no monetary prize but confers the society's highest research honour.
• George Szekeres Medal Award for outstanding and sustained contribution to the Mathematical Sciences, created in 2002 in honour of George Szekeres.
• Gavin Brown Prize Award for an outstanding and innovative piece of research in the Mathematical Sciences published by a member; established in 2011.
• Lift-off Fellowships Prestigious research fellowships that jump-start the careers of young mathematicians after PhD submission but before their first postdoctoral position; maximum A$5,000 for living expenses, conferences, travel, and collaborator visits.
• AustMS Award for Teaching Excellence Award to AustMS members recognising outstanding contribution to teaching in the mathematical sciences at tertiary level, with separate Early Career category for teachers with under 10 years experience; A$1,000 prize money.
• Annual Conference Society's annual meeting featuring award presentations, special lectures (Hanna Neumann Lecture, Mahler Lecture Tour, Yunupingu Lecture), networking, and the B H Neumann Prize for student talks.

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Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Mathematical SocietycoreOthersReciprocal membership agreement allowing members of AustMS to join AMS at reduced rates and vice versa for members normally resident outside Australia.
• Canadian Mathematical SocietycoreOthersReciprocal membership agreement with CMS providing mutual benefits for members of both societies.
• London Mathematical SocietycoreOthersReciprocal membership arrangement with LMS for benefit of members of both societies.
• SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics)coreOthersReciprocal membership agreement with SIAM providing mutual benefits for members.
• European Mathematical SocietycoreOthersReciprocal membership arrangement with EMS for mutual member benefits.
• Mathematical Society of JapancoreOthersReciprocal membership agreement with MSJ.
• New Zealand Mathematical SocietycoreOthersReciprocal membership agreement with NZMS for mutual member benefits.
• Deutsche Mathematiker VereinigungcoreOthersReciprocal membership agreement with DMV.
• Societe Mathematique de FrancecoreOthersReciprocal membership arrangement with SMF.
• Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ANZIAM)coreOthersANZIAM is a division of AustMS representing applied mathematicians in Australia and New Zealand.
• Australian and New Zealand Association of Mathematical Physics (ANZAMP)coreOthersANZAMP is a division of AustMS for the promotion of mathematical physics in Australia and New Zealand, founded in 2011.
• Association of Australian Mathematics Students (AAMS)coreOthersStudent association affiliated with AustMS representing mathematics students in Australia.
• Calcutta Mathematical SocietyminorOthersReciprocal membership agreement.
• Indian Mathematical SocietyminorOthersReciprocal membership agreement.
• Hong Kong Mathematical SocietyminorOthersReciprocal membership agreement.
• Korean Mathematical SocietyminorOthersReciprocal membership agreement.
• Malaysian Mathematical SocietyminorOthersReciprocal membership agreement.
• Singapore Mathematical SocietyminorOthersReciprocal membership agreement.
• Japanese Society for Industrial and Applied MathematicsminorOthersReciprocal membership agreement.
• Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMSI collaborates with AustMS on initiatives including the WIMSIG Maryam Mirzakhani Award and other joint programs supporting mathematics education and research in Australia.
• Edinburgh Mathematical SocietyminorOthersReciprocal membership agreement.
• Real Sociedad Matematica EspanolaminorOthersReciprocal membership agreement.
• Unione Matematica ItalianaminorOthersReciprocal membership agreement.
• Sociedad Matematica MexicanaminorOthersReciprocal membership agreement.
• Union Matematica ArgentinaminorOthersReciprocal membership agreement.
• Societe Mathematique SuisseminorOthersReciprocal membership agreement.
• Southeast Asian Mathematical SocietyminorOthersReciprocal membership agreement.
• Sydney Mathematical Research Institute (SMRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSMRI partners with AustMS on Lift-off Fellowships, offering research stays to fellowship recipients. SMRI covers domestic travel expenses and provides $1,400 per week contribution towards living costs for up to four research stays per year.

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Others

• Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI): Australia's umbrella institute for the mathematical sciences, focused on research training, policy, and education. Strategic partner to AustMS via joint awards and programs (e.g., Maryam Mirzakhani Award), but with a broader national mandate.

Direct peers

• Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS): The national professional society for Canadian mathematicians, with a reciprocal-membership agreement with AustMS. Operates with comparable scope — publications, meetings, student programs — at similar scale.
• Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung (DMV): The German national mathematical society, with a reciprocal membership arrangement with AustMS. Comparable in mission, scope of publications, and member services for a national mathematician community.
• European Mathematical Society (EMS): Pan-European federation supporting mathematics across the continent. EMS has a reciprocal agreement with AustMS and serves an analogous continental umbrella role, though with broader scope and greater scale.
• London Mathematical Society (LMS): The UK national society for mathematics, providing publications, grants, prizes, and meetings. LMS is a reciprocal-membership partner of AustMS and serves an analogous role for UK mathematicians.
• Mathematical Association of America (MAA): US-based professional society focused on undergraduate mathematics education, publishing journals and running conferences. Comparable member-services and accreditation-style offerings to AustMS, with stronger emphasis on teaching.
• Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS): International professional society for statisticians and probability researchers, publishing leading journals. Has a reciprocal membership agreement with AustMS and overlaps with AustMS's Applied Probability SIG.
• SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics): International society for applied and computational mathematics, publishing journals and running major conferences. SIAM has a reciprocal membership arrangement with AustMS and shares applied-mathematics overlap via ANZIAM.

Regional players

• New Zealand Mathematical Society (NZMS): The national mathematical society of New Zealand, with reciprocal membership through AustMS. Closest geographic peer and a frequent co-organizer of trans-Tasman activities alongside ANZIAM/ANZAMP.

Broad incumbents

• American Mathematical Society (AMS): The US national professional society for mathematicians, offering journals, fellowships, meetings, and accreditation. AMS is the direct international counterpart and reciprocal-membership partner to AustMS, operating at much greater scale.

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