AMS-Simons Travel Grant Program

Purpose:

The AMS-Simons Travel Grants program acknowledges the importance of research interaction and collaboration in mathematics, and aims to facilitate these activities for recent PhD recipients. These grants will provide support for a significant number of committed researchers who have limited opportunities for travel and conferences and for collaborative work.

Amount of funding: Each recipient will have access to a total of $6,000 over a two-year period to support travel and related expenses.

Eligibility:

• Individuals must have earned a PhD degree (or its equivalent) within four years of the grant start date in order to be eligible. During the current application cycle, the date of PhD receipt must be between April 1, 2019, and June 30, 2023, inclusive. For any program, fellowship, prize, or award that has a maximum period of eligibility after receipt of the doctoral degree, the selection committee may use discretion in making exceptions to the limit on eligibility for candidates whose careers have been interrupted for reasons such as family or health. Therefore, an applicant who has had to slow down or temporarily stop their career for personal reasons may request to be considered for an extension in the amount of time after the PhD degree.

• Applicants must be employed by U.S. institutions, have U.S. home addresses, or be U.S. citizens working abroad.

• The applicant's research must be in an area supported by the Division of Mathematical Sciences of the National Science Foundation. This includes: 
• Algebra
• Number Theory
• Analysis
• Applied Mathematics 
• Combinatorics
• Computational Mathematics
• Foundations
• Geometric Analysis
• Mathematical Biology
• Probability
• Statistics
• Topology

• Ineligible for these travel grants are:
  • Anyone who has been awarded an AMS-Simons Travel Grant previously
  • Anyone currently in residence at an NSF Mathematics Institute
  • Anyone receiving external funds that include substantial support for research or travel
  • Anyone already receiving research support from an external source (for instance, National Security Agency or National Science Foundation)

Choose a Mentor:

Each applicant will choose a mentor with whom to interact during the two-year period of the grant. The ideal mentor is someone who is an active senior participant in the applicant's research area and/or a trusted senior colleague in the applicant's department. The mentor will be expected to interact with the awardee on a regular basis throughout the two-year period of the grant. In particular, the mentor will consider the appropriateness of proposed travel with the awardee. The awardee must receive approval from his or her mentor before each trip.

How to Apply:

Applications must be submitted via this application site, MathPrograms.org. All coversheet and extra questions must be completely filled out. Submit the application and check its entry on the Status screen. Each applicant must enter the names of exactly two references. ONE must be a letter from the mentor, who must affirm in their letter that they agree to serve the role of mentor. THE OTHER reference must be from an individual in the same area of research as the applicant; however this person CANNOT be the applicant's thesis advisor or a coauthor. Choosing more than two reference names for this application will disqualify the applicant from consideration.

In addition, please upload the following two documents:

• Education and training (including thesis advisor(s), institutions, departments, degrees and dates)
• Appointments (list all academic or professional appointments, beginning with current appointment)
• A list of submitted, accepted or published books and papers as of March 31, 2023 (include names of all authors, article and journal title, volume, page, year)