The Institute has funds available to support the research of individuals and groups within the department.

The documents concerning the MRI support policy for this year are linked below.

We solicit the following types of proposals from faculty members in the department:

Short term research visitors

The Institute can help support visitors to the Department for the purpose of joint research. These visits are typically for one to two weeks; shorter or longer visits are negotiable. (Normally the Institute does not support short visits of only a few days, but see the section on seminar speakers below.) Some funds are available for transportation, lodging and local expenses.

Short-term visitor request form

Seminar speakers

The Institute supports the ongoing research seminars of the department by providing annual budgets (currently $3500) to active research seminars for the purpose of helping to defray travel and living expenses for invited outside speakers.

Institute distinguished visitors

The Institute supports the visit of distinguished researchers with a stipend of $1000 per week. The usual period of the visit is 10 weeks, but shorter visits are possible. Often the visitor offers a graduate course through the Mathematics Department. In any case the visitor is expected to give a series of colloquium-style lectures in addition to pursuing research in collaboration with members of the department.

Informal special quarters

This could include multiple short term visitors on a single theme. This could also mean support for a departmental seminar to invite speakers on a particular theme. It is not intended that seminars will be supported permanently in this way.

Special quarters and conferences

The Institute is always looking for proposals for more large-scale special quarters and conferences.

Guidelines for Support

The guidelines that the MRI follows for support are contained in the document guide.

Department of Mathematics