To be eligible to apply, an individual must
- have a Ph.D. degree and hold a tenure-track or tenured position with a full-time appointment in a mathematics department with a Ph.D. degree granting program, at an institution in the United States (those with an appointment solely in a statistics department are not eligible);
- have a current record of active research and publication in high-quality journals; and
- not currently hold any other external PI or co-PI grants, as outlined below, with an end date after September 1, 2020.
There are no citizenship requirements.
Each collaboration grant provides $8,400 per year for up to five years: $6,000 per year for collaboration, travel and research funds for the awardee; $1,000 per year in discretionary funds for the awardee’s department to enhance the research atmosphere of the department; and 20 percent ($1,400) per year in indirect costs. The five-year grant will commence September 1, 2020.