U.S. undergraduate mathematics or computer science majors may apply for a special scholarship in the amount of US$7,500 to cover some of the costs associated with attendance for one semester of study in the MATH in MOSCOW program at the Independent University of Moscow. Five of these scholarships are available per semester, with funding provided by the National Science Foundation and administered by the American Mathematical Society. Occasionally, a scholarship may be awarded to a graduate student. Students need to be either U.S. citizens or enrolled at a U.S. institution at the time they attend the MATH in MOSCOW program in order to apply for the scholarship, due to NSF restrictions.

Applicants must apply to BOTH the Math in Moscow program and to the Math in Moscow Scholarship program in order to be eligible for a scholarship. Deadlines and schedules for upcoming semesters are given on the Math in Moscow web pages. The scholarship application is available below. Only five of those who are eventually admitted into the Math in Moscow program will be eligible to receive a scholarship. All applicants will be notified by mail after final decisions are made on the scholarships. Math in Moscow

The Independent University of Moscow (IUM) is a small, elite institution of higher learning focusing primarily on mathematics. It was founded in 1991 at the initiative of a group of well-known Russian research mathematicians, who now comprise the Academic Council of the University.

Recently, the Independent University of Moscow created a new program, offering foreign students (undergraduate or graduate students specializing in mathematics and/or computer science) the chance to spend a semester in Moscow studying within its MATH in MOSCOW program.

The main feature of the Russian tradition of teaching mathematics has always been the development of a creative approach to studying mathematics from the outset, the emphasis being on problem solving rather than memorizing theorems. Indeed, for the Independent University, discovering mathematics under the guidance of an experienced teacher is the central principle of its program, and the MATH in MOSCOW program emphasizes in-depth understanding of carefully selected material rather than broad surveys of large quantities of material. Even in the treatment of the most traditional subjects, students are helped to explore significant connections with contemporary research topics. This is possible because most of the program's teachers are internationally recognized research mathematicians, and all of them have considerable teaching experience in English, typically in the U.S. or Canada. (All instruction is in English.)

The MATH in MOSCOW program will provide a fifteen-week-long research experience for students, not only with other mathematically talented and highly motivated undergraduates but with some of the world's leading mathematicians as well. Students will be learning mathematics in an environment similar in spirit to that of an REU, but with broader representation from the international community.