Christopher Bradley elegance prize (2014–2023)

There was an annual prize available to entrants of the British Mathematical Olympiad round 2, in memory of Christopher Bradley. The award was known as the “Christopher Bradley elegance prize”, and was awarded to the candidate or candidates who, in the opinion of the markers, had submitted the most elegant solution or solutions to a BMO2 problem or problems. The maximum prize in any one year was £500 (which was adjusted for inflation from time to time). This sum, or a smaller sum, was awarded to a single individual or divided among several individuals in any way that the markers saw fit. In some years, the prize was not awarded. In the event that the markers were unable to agree on the distribution of a Christopher Bradley prize in a given year, the final decision rested with the chair of the marking committee.

The prize was funded by the royalties of Christopher Bradley’s UKMT books, kindly donated by his heirs in Christopher’s memory.

See the original announcement of the prize.