The candidate must have been an undergraduate student at a college or university in Canada, Mexico, the US or its territories in December of the year before the nomination period. The research may be contained in a key paper or papers to be considered for the prize. A candidate must still be a student at the time of the nomination; they may graduate during the March - June nomination period, but the nomination must be made and the key paper(s) must be submitted while the candidate is still a student. The key paper(s) do not have to have been published at the time of nomination.

For the 2024 award, the student must be a current undergraduate student at a college or university in Canada, Mexico, the US or its territories as of December 31, 2022.

About the Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize for Outstanding Research in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Student