Williams College, Mathematics and Statistics
Program ID: SMALLREU-POLYMATHREU2025 [#1683]Program Title: Polymath Jr-REU2025
Program Type: Undergraduate program
Program Location: Williamstown, Virtual 01267, United States of America
Subject Area: Mathematics
Application Deadline: 2025/04/01 11:59PM
* (posted 2024/10/17, listed until 2025/04/17)Program Description:
program Description
The Polymath Jr program is an online research program for undergraduates. The program consists of projects in a wide variety of mathematical fields. Each project is run by a professor who is an expert on that field, with PhD students and postdocs as additional mentors. In each project, we work towards proving a new result and publishing these in a paper. A lot more information can be found on our website (https://geometrynyc.wixsite.com/polymathreu). The participants do not receive funding, but can decide the capacity in which they wish to participate (we do fund some participant travel to present research results at conferences). You are welcome to choose what you want to get out of the program and spend an amount of time that fits that: from intense research work towards making mathematical breakthroughs, to just getting a first impression of what math research looks like. The only eligibility criteria is experience with proof writing. Preferably, participating in a college course that requires writing your own proofs. A letter from a math professor is also required in the application. Women and students from underrepresented minorities are highly encouraged to apply. We encourage participants to apply in March, after having some idea of whether they were accepted to a standard program. In your application, please make sure to fill out the year when you expect to receive your undergraduate degree (this is found in the AMS coversheet). Applications are due by 5pm US Eastern Time on April 1st. You should NOT apply to this program until you know if you are doing an in-person REU (you cannot do both); we deliberately have our deadline AFTER almost all in-person programs make their decisions so you can wait. For any questions or comment, you are welcome to write to Adam Sheffer at adamsh@gmail.comApplication Materials Required:
- Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Cover letter
- Additional Documents (optional)
- Reference letter (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site )
- And anything else requested in the program description.
Further Info:
- https://geometrynyc.wixsite.com/polymathreu
- Williams College
18 Hoxsey Street
Bronfman Science Center
Williamstown, MA 01267