IMU-Simons Foundation Travel Fellowship 1108 views

IMU-Simons Travel Fellowship Program supports joint research visits of mathematicians working in the developing world to a center of excellence in any part of the world for collaborative research in mathematics.

Eligibility criteria:

• Applicant must hold Doctorate in Mathematics
• Applicant must be based (place of work) in a developing country.
• Applicant must be employed as a faculty member of a university or an equivalent institution.
• Applicant must have already established contact with a mathematician in the host institution and must have a definite research plan at the time of applying for the grant.
• The host institution must cover all local living expenses like lodging and boarding.
• Applicant must have been granted appropriate leave of absence from the institution where he/she is working for the period of visit.

Duration: Minimal length of visit should be one (01) month.

Application requirements:

• Completed Application form; must be submitted at least 05 months before the start of the visit for it to be considered.
• CV of the applicant and the host professor must be submitted with the selected list of publications. (not more than 3 pages)
• Research program in detail
• Budget details
• Invitation letter (formal letter of invitation sent by the host institution directly to cdc@mathunion.org.
• Application to be submitted online.

Grant value:

• Amount: US$1500- US$2500
• Flight cost (economy class); Travel cost
• VISA fees
• Travel Health insurance

Important Deadlines:

• November 1, 2016 (Decisions will be made by December 15, 2016)
• January 15, 2017 (Decisions will be made by February 28, 2017)
• March 15, 2017 (Decisions will be made by April 30, 2017)

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