The prix Jaffé is a prize of the Institut de France awarded by nomination of the French Academy of Sciences.
The award is financially supported by the Jaffé foundation of the institute.
Founded in 1930, in the early years it awarding "a quadrennial prize to recognise research in pure or applied mathematics contributing to the progress and well-being of humanity".
[1] From 2001, two prizes of €7,750 are awarded each year, an amount which was later reduced to €6,850.
It is awarded alternately to: