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MATHEMATICS TRAVEL GRANTS

Open to: Women holding a doctorate (or equivalent) with a U.S. work address
Grant amount: Up to $1,500 for domestic travel and of $2,000 for foreign travel
Annual deadlines: February 1, May 1, and October 1

Enabling women mathematicians to attend conferences in their fields provides them a valuable opportunity to advance their research activities and their visibility in the research community. Having more women attend such meetings also increases the size of the pool from which speakers at subsequent meetings may be drawn and thus addresses the persistent problem of the absence of women speakers at some research conferences. The Mathematics Travel Grants provide full or partial support for travel and subsistence for a meeting or conference in the applicant’s field of specialization.

Selection Procedure. All awards will be determined on a competitive basis by a selection panel consisting of distinguished mathematicians appointed by the AWM. A maximum of $1500 for domestic travel and of $2000 for foreign travel will be funded. For foreign travel, US air carriers must be used (exceptions only per federal grants regulations; prior AWM approval required).

Eligibility. These travel funds are provided by the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) of the National Science Foundation. The conference or the applicant’s research must be in an area supported by DMS. Applicants must be women holding a doctorate (or equivalent) and with a work address in the USA (or home address, in the case of unemployed applicants). Anyone who has been awarded an AWM-NSF travel grant in the past two years is ineligible. Anyone receiving more than $2000 yearly in external governmental funding for travel is ineligible. Partial travel support from the applicant’s institution or from a non-governmental agency does not, however, make the applicant ineligible.

Applications.

Step 1: All applicants must first complete the online pre-survey. The pre-survey is conducted by an independent evaluator. The pre-survey responses are not shared with AWM Selection Panel. After you have completed the pre-survey you will have access to the online application. The last question will ask you to confirm that you have completed the survey. After you answer that question, the next page will have the application link. DO NOT close that page before getting the link because it will be gone as soon as you close the page.
 
Step 2: All applications must be submitted via the online application system. The application requirements and a complete step-by-step process are available on the online site. If you have not already done so you must first create a user account – this will be the first screen when you access the site. During the application process you will be asked to attach one PDF file that includes your proposal, CV and current and pending funding (indicate if you do or do not have current and pending funding). If you have a speaker confirmation letter or e-mail notification, we ask that you scan the document as an electronic file so you can attach it as a PDF file.

The application materials include:

Please do not hesitate to contact Jennifer Lewis at 703-934-0163, ext. 213 for guidance. 

Deadlines. There are three award periods per year, with applications due February 1, May 1, and October 1.