The Committee for Developing Countries (CDC) of the EMS, with the support of the Simons Foundation, opens a program of research visits to foster research opportunities for young and established researchers.
Application Deadline:
- 28th February 2023
- 31st May 2023
About the Award: The aim is to promote individual career possibilities with consequence of an improved global capacity in African academic institutions. The program is open to all areas of pure and applied mathematics and statistics and it is directed to fellows based in Africa.
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The African Continent is very diversified and the development of a career in mathematics faces different and sometimes difficult progression.
Open calls:
- A. Collaborative research visits
- A1. Continuation in research, to support established researchers (PhD holders) to make short visits (typically 1 to 3 months) to international collaborators in the Global North, within Africa or elsewhere
- A2. PhD development grants, to support students actively involved in a PhD programme on the African continent to visit a co-supervisor or collaborator
- B. Top-up grants for women, to offer female applicants to our A1 and A2 grants help with extra costs such as childcare expenses
- C. Top-up grants for conference participation, to offer A2 applicant PhD students (applying for visits of at least 2 months) additional funding for participation at a conference or event organized in the target country or region
Our grants range between 1000-3000 USD on the main A1-A2 calls, plus top-ups. All visits have to conclude by the end of 2023.
Type: Grants
Eligibility: The program is open to all areas of pure and applied mathematics and statistics and it is directed to fellows based in Africa.
Eligible Countries: African countries
Number of Awards: Not specified
How to Apply: To send an application please login or register to your EMS account.
- It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
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