The Institute for Mathematics and its Applications located at the University of Minnesota is an organization established in 1982 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States.
The IMA hosts long-term visitors, funds postdoctoral research positions, and holds several conferences annually.
[1] [2] The IMA annually awards a prize to a mathematician who has received their PhD within the last 10 years.
This award recognizes an individual who has made a transformative impact on the mathematical sciences and their applications.
[1] Sharing a very similar name and the acronym IMA, it should not be confused with the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, a professional body for mathematicians in the UK.