Resources
Graduate School Application Timeline:
Overview: These are some suggestions on how one may use their time and spread out all the work needed for graduate school application cycle. Timeline 1 is for those who feel more certain by (the summer of the calendar year) that they want to apply for graduate school for the coming fall. Timeline 2 is for those who are starting to work on graduate school application just as applications open for the fall semester.
■ Access Timeline 1 here.
■ Access Timeline 2 here.
Below is are two different timelines one might use for the National Science Foundation-Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
NSF GRFP Application Timeline:
Overview: These are some suggestions on how one may use their time and spread out all the work needed for applying for the NSF GRFP. Timeline 1 is for those who feel more certain by (roughly May of the calendar year) that they want to apply for the fellowship for the coming fall. Timeline 2 is for those who are starting to work on the fellowship application in the late summer, just before applications open for the fall semester.
■ Access Timeline 1 here.
■ Access Timeline 2 here.
Fellowship Resources:
Small list of fellowship for STEM (as of Fall 2023)
National Science Foundation-Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP)
Eligibility: U.S. Citizen
See the "NSF Fellowship" section under Alex Lang's website for resources.
Graduate Fellowship for STEM Diversity (GFSD)
Eligibility: U.S. Citizen
National GEM Consortium Fellowship
Eligibility: For undergraduate
Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate
Eligibility: Here
Eligibility: Must be a citizen of Australia, India, Japan or U.S.
American Association of University Women: 6 Fellowships and Grants
Eligibility: varies depending on grant, some open to international students
American Association of University Women Fellowships and Grants
Eligibility: Graduate students including international students
REU Opportunities:
■ Math REU Program List for this summer!
■ REU application advice from Lena Ji's website.
Career Building + Other Sources:
■ Here is a fantastic presentation on career building in the mathematical sciences. This was put out by the Online Undergraduate
Resource Fair for the Advancement and Alliance of Marginalized Mathematicians (OURFA²M²).
■ The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Blog: MATH VALUES.
■ The Early Career Section of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) Notices from Dr. Angela Gibney's website, organized by
topics.
■ For Early Undergraduates (all majors) who are considering a masters/PhD/graduate school program: Consider the Ronald E.
McNair Scholars Program. To see if your university is part of this program, see this link.
■ For women (or gender minorities!) going into mathematical science PhD programs: consider applying for the EDGE program.
GRE Resources:
Math Subject GRE
mathsub.com has old math GRE tests!
See the "Miscellaneous Resources" section under Christon Parkinson's website.
Tips on proof-writing!
How to get started:
Read the statement you're proving until you can restate it in your own words.
a. Identify the starting scenario and ending scenario.
First sentence of proof: Describe the initial setup (Let ε > 0; given ɑ = (1, 2, 3); etc)
a. Optional: Add in the type of proof you will use. This gives the proof more structure and helps both the reader and writer have a framework of logic.
Main types of proof: Proof by contrapositive, contradiction, construction, uniqueness and existence or induction
If there are key definitions, consider writing out the definition of an object as insight to where the proof may lead.
General Advice (proofs):
■ Be patient with yourself. We develop our own style of proof-writing style just as we do speech.
■ Be aware that each subfield of math may have a distinct flavors in proofs.
■ For analysis courses, draw a picture of the situation after step 1. above.
■ Practice having a rough draft of a proof (label it "rough work"). This is especially useful in analysis if you have to find the exact δ to
prove a counterexample.
■ Jot down ideas from previous math works that feel familiar. For example, if you are proving the divergence of a series, you may write "recall that the harmonic series diverges."
Developing Mission Statement:
I will use my privilege as an Asian American in mathematics to support women and BIPOC mathematicians.
I will use my privilege as an Asian American in mathematics to support women and BIPOC mathematicians.
Advice I've benefitted from:
■ "Allow yourself to write a bad first draft." -- (DE)
■ "One of the biggest mistakes people make is trying to control what they can't control." -- (DE)
■ "You will face rejection, but don't let it make you unproductive." -- (RW)
■ "When it comes to asking for letters of recommendations, if you ever feel guilty...first off, don't. Second, ask in a way that is easily rejectable." -- (DC)
■ "Only talk about the past if you're trying to fix something." -- (RG)
■ "Celebrate the small victories.'' -- (PEH)
■ "You don't know if you don't ask.'' -- (BS)
■ "You definitely won't have a chance if you don't apply.'' -- (PEH)
■ While learning new math: "Everyone struggles at first'' + "Having basic intuition is enough. You can fill in the gaps later." -- (EB)
I want to hear from you! Please let me know if there are other resources I can add to this list! Also feel free to reach out if there are any questions or comments about my content.