The Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division invites applications for the Simons Fellows in Mathematics program to make sabbatical research leaves more productive by extending them from a single term to a full academic year.
The foundation also strongly encourages applications from scientists from underrepresented groups.
Deadline: Oct. 2, 2024
Eligibility is restricted to sabbatical or equivalent leave-eligible faculty who wish to use the Simons Fellowship award for the purpose of extending at least a single-term sabbatical research leave to a full academic year without teaching or administrative responsibilities. The fellowship program will not support the extension of a full year of sabbatical research leave to an additional term. In order to receive the fellowship, you must be approved by your institution for a full year of sabbatical research leave, consisting of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters with at least 50 percent of the year fully paid by the home university and no more than 50 percent fully or partly supported by the fellowship. Note: A research leave provided by a unit of a university, rather than the university-level sabbatical leave, would not normally be considered as sabbatical equivalent. Please contact mps@simonsfoundation.org with any questions concerning this.
A Simons Fellowship in Mathematics provides salary replacement (inclusive of both salary and fringe benefits) for up to 50 percent (up to a maximum of $125,000) of the Fellow’s current academic-year salary, whether normally paid over 9, 10 or 12 months, and up to an additional $10,000 for expenses related to the leave. The Fellow’s home institution will receive an additional 20 percent overhead on allowable direct cost expenditures, per the foundation’s indirect cost policy. The maximum total budget request should not exceed $162,000 USD.
The Simons Fellowship will fund up to 50 percent of the 2025–2026 academic year, where, for example, the full leave year period could be January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025; September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026; or January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. Fellowship funding must be contiguous to the university-supported portion of the leave.