Brief Description:
Applications are now open for the
International Mathematical Union (IMU) Breakout Graduate Fellowship Program
2021. IMU, with the help of FIMU, offers a fellowship program to support
postgraduate studies of students in a developing country who plan to do a Ph.D.
degree in the mathematical sciences. The IMU Breakout Graduate Fellowships
offers a few grants for remarkable students from developing countries.
Therefore, qualified targeted applicants can take this opportunity by being
nominated by a mathematician for the fellowship.
Scholarship Details:
Opportunity Type: Fully
Funded
Language Requirement: Not
Required
Language of Instruction: English
Deadline: 31 May
2021, 9:00 AM CET
Organizers: International Mathematical Union (IMU) and
FIMU
Location: Developing countries
Fellowship supporter and donators: A number
of prizewinning scholars in mathematics
Duration: Up to four years
Field of
study:
·
Mathematics
Benefits of Scholarship:
The following costs amount to a
maximum of USD 10.000 each year covered by the grant including.
·
Full tuition fee
·
Accommodation expenses
·
Travel expenses to the host
institution (if different from the country of residence)
·
Basic living costs
Eligibility:
·
Professional
mathematicians (including those who have superannuated, but still mentor young
students). If the nominator has been mentoring the nominee is desirable.
Conditions for the Nominee
(Student):
·
The student must be
a resident and a national of a developing country
The student must either be:
·
Already accepted to
begin a doctoral program in the first academic year after the time of
selection in a university or research institution in a developing country. OR
·
Already be enrolled in
a doctoral program in a university or research institution in a developing
country.
·
There is no age limit for
the scholar.
·
Nomination for women
students is strongly recommended.
Moreover,
·
Nominees must have a
consistently good academic standing and must be earnestly interested in
pursuing a career of research and teaching in mathematics.
·
the fellowship is intended
to help educate the next generation of mathematicians and hopefully result in
extended benefits to the home countries of those chosen for the program.
Further conditions
·
The fellowship cannot be
awarded simultaneously with another scholarship.
·
It is renewable annually
and dependent upon the satisfactory performance of the students.
How to Apply?
Qualified, highly motivated, and
mathematically talented students should be nominated by mathematicians by
filling out and submitting the nomination form online to be eligible for this
fellowship. Self-nominations are not acceptable.
Note: before you fill out the nomination form, register on the IMU website and log in. after you are logged in, you can
access the nomination site.
Nominate the candidate HERE.
Download the nomination form.
Nomination materials
Nominators should upload these
materials during the process: (Only files in PDF format
can be uploaded.)
·
Statement from nominator
·
Scanned copy of (nominee)
passport
·
Official letter of
pre-acceptance in the Ph.D. Program
·
Budget of total expenses
asked
·
Ph.D. Supervisor CV (up to
5 pages)
·
Research Project
·
Two letters of
recommendation – they must not be written by the nominator
·
Transcripts of coursework
(certified copies (e.g. stamped by the university)) of the student
·
BSc degree or equivalent
·
MSc degree or equivalent
·
Nominee’s CV
·
Nominee’s letter of
motivation, research project and future plans of the student
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Nominator declaration
·
Nominee’s Supervisor
declaration
·
Both nominations and
accompanying documentation must be submitted in English only.
·
For questions please
contact the London Mathematical Society (LMS) at fellowships@lms.ac.uk.
·
Also, visit the IMU website for further
clarification and details of the program.
Deadline: 31 May
2021, 9:00 AM CET
